Alfred Giles Sr.
Alfred Giles Sr
1856 - 1910
Alfred Edmund Giles was born in Hungerford on June 24, 1856.
Alfred Edmund Giles was born in Hungerford on June 24, 1856.
Known as ‘Farmer’ Giles, his most successful year was in 1885 when winning 71 races, including that year’s Northumberland Plate on Blue Grass.
Known as ‘Farmer’ Giles, his most successful year was in 1885 when winning 71 races, including that year’s Northumberland Plate on Blue Grass.
His jockey son, also named Alfred, died aged 31 while exercising a horse named Hill House at Newmarket on November 13, 1911. The horse took fright at a passing car and threw the rider, killing him instantly. He left a wife and three young children.
His jockey son, also named Alfred, died aged 31 while exercising a horse named Hill House at Newmarket on November 13, 1911. The horse took fright at a passing car and threw the rider, killing him instantly. He left a wife and three young children.
Alfred Giles senior, who suffered mental problems throughout his career, died at Lewes in May 1910, aged 53.
Alfred Giles senior, who suffered mental problems throughout his career, died at Lewes in May 1910, aged 53.
He was the paternal grandfather of Ronald ‘Carl’ Giles, often referred to simply as ‘Giles’, the famous cartoonist, best known for his cartoons in the Daily Express. Ronald was the son of Albert (Bertie) Giles, a jockey who ran a tobacconist’s shop in Islington, London after retiring from the saddle.
He was the paternal grandfather of Ronald ‘Carl’ Giles, often referred to simply as ‘Giles’, the famous cartoonist, best known for his cartoons in the Daily Express. Ronald was the son of Albert (Bertie) Giles, a jockey who ran a tobacconist’s shop in Islington, London after retiring from the saddle.
