Thomas Glover
1855 - 1897
1855 - 1897
Thomas Glover was born at Defford, near Worcester on June 3, 1855, and became apprenticed to Edwin Weever.Â
Thomas Glover was born at Defford, near Worcester on June 3, 1855, and became apprenticed to Edwin Weever.Â
He was at his peak in the mid-1870s, riding 64 winners in 1874. He won two Classics on the same horse, Camelia, which landed the 1876 1,000 Guineas before dead-heating for that year's Oaks.
He was at his peak in the mid-1870s, riding 64 winners in 1874. He won two Classics on the same horse, Camelia, which landed the 1876 1,000 Guineas before dead-heating for that year's Oaks.
His other big race wins included the Chester Cup three times on Organist (1874), Freeman (1875) and Pageant (1877); the Cesarewitch on Aventuriere (1874), Wokingham Stakes on Albanus (1875), and Lincolnshire Handicap on Kaleidoscope (1878).
His other big race wins included the Chester Cup three times on Organist (1874), Freeman (1875) and Pageant (1877); the Cesarewitch on Aventuriere (1874), Wokingham Stakes on Albanus (1875), and Lincolnshire Handicap on Kaleidoscope (1878).
Thomas Glover died in Nottingham from the effects of breaking a blood vessel on July 28, 1897, aged 42 (though, oddly, on his Death Certificate, his age is given as forty).
Thomas Glover died in Nottingham from the effects of breaking a blood vessel on July 28, 1897, aged 42 (though, oddly, on his Death Certificate, his age is given as forty).
