Joseph Brader

Article by Alan Trout

Born in 1884, Joseph Brader rode under National Hunt for several years before the First World War. He usually managed one win each year, but in 1909 he excelled with six victories. 

His first success came in the nine-runner Banbury Town Handicap Chase at Banbury Hunt on April 6, 1906. His mount, Gay Drummond, was a four-length winner, with leading amateurs of the day William Cullen, Percy Whitaker and Dick Payne occupying the next three places.

More than a year passed before Joseph rode another winner, and that was the pattern of his career, with long gaps between moments of success. However, in 1909, not only did he ride a double at Huntingdon on Easter Monday; he came close to making it a treble, beaten just a head in another race. Gay Drummond, the first leg of his double, went on to win twice more, and Joseph rode six winners within three weeks. 

Alas, the momentum could not be maintained. After just one win in 1910, Joseph did not renew his licence for three years. However, he did manage one final triumph, back at Huntingdon on an Easter Monday (in 1914), when steering Nimble Kate to an easy victory by 40 lengths in the United Hunts Steeplechase. He held a licence for just one more season. 

Joseph Brader’s winners were, in chronological order:

1. Gay Drummond, Banbury Hunt, April 6, 1906 

2. Nereus, Southwell, June 3, 1907

3. Gay Drummond, Hethersett, April 23, 1908

4. Gay Drummond, Huntingdon, April 12, 1909

5. Corringham, Huntingdon, April 12, 1909

6. Nereus, Bungay, April 21, 1909

7. Gay Drummond, April 22, 1909

8. Gay Drummond, Hethersett, April 29, 1909

9. Corringham, Southwell, May 3, 1909

10. Katrina, Warwick, February 16, 1910

11. Nimble Kate, Huntingdon, April 13, 1914