Arthur Henry Saxby was born in Colchester, a brother of top jockey William Saxby. He was apprenticed to Sam Pickering at Newmarket and rode his first winner in 1906.
Arthur's first winner: Boycott at Hurst Park, Friday, August 24, 1906.
Later he rode in Denmark and won the Danish Derby. He also rode under National Hunt rules and, in 1916, finished third in the Racecourse Association Steeplechase (the first wartime substitute Grand National, run at Gatwick) on Schoolmoney.
He rode nearly 300 winners.
He began training in Lambourn, Bekshire. 1920.
He died, age 56, at Cholsey on April 9, 1945, leaving £325. He had been ill for some time and his horses had been taken over by his brother, Cecil.