Willie Morgan
c1879 -1915
c1879 -1915
Article by Chas Hammond
Article by Chas Hammond
Willie Morgan was the eldest of a family of Irish Jockeys which included Rees, Richard, Frank & Isaac.
Willie Morgan was the eldest of a family of Irish Jockeys which included Rees, Richard, Frank & Isaac.
Willie won the 1905 Grand Sefton on Hackwatch and finished second in the 1902 Grand National on Matthew.
Willie won the 1905 Grand Sefton on Hackwatch and finished second in the 1902 Grand National on Matthew.
He rode a total of 73 winners over the jumps.Two years before he died, he took a bad fall from Red Cloud at Newbury and never really recovered.
He rode a total of 73 winners over the jumps.Two years before he died, he took a bad fall from Red Cloud at Newbury and never really recovered.
He died at Mount Neill, Waterford, on February 9, 1915 aged just 35, leaving a widow and two children.
He died at Mount Neill, Waterford, on February 9, 1915 aged just 35, leaving a widow and two children.