William Taylor - died 1889
1819 - 1889
1819 - 1889
William Taylor was a complete unknown when he climbed aboard rank outsider Pioneer for the 1846 Grand National.
William Taylor was a complete unknown when he climbed aboard rank outsider Pioneer for the 1846 Grand National.
He also won the Leamington Grand Annual in 1849 and the Cheltenham Chase in 1848.
He also won the Leamington Grand Annual in 1849 and the Cheltenham Chase in 1848.
He worked as a vet in Uttoxeter, moving from there to the Union Inn at Measham, Atherstone, in 1852.
He worked as a vet in Uttoxeter, moving from there to the Union Inn at Measham, Atherstone, in 1852.
William died at Melton Mowbray on Christmas Day, 1889.
William died at Melton Mowbray on Christmas Day, 1889.
Biggest wins:
Biggest wins:
1845: Birmingham Stakes - Pretty Doe
1845: Birmingham Stakes - Pretty Doe
1846: Grand National - Pioneer
1846: Grand National - Pioneer
1847: Lincoln Handicap Steeplechase - Tamworth
1847: Lincoln Handicap Steeplechase - Tamworth
1848: Birmingham Stakes - Tamworth
1848: Birmingham Stakes - Tamworth
1848: Cheltenham Steeplechase -Standard
1848: Cheltenham Steeplechase -Standard
1849: Leamington Grand Annual - The Victim
1849: Leamington Grand Annual - The Victim