Evan Williams (jockey)
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Evan Williams was a horse racing
jockey born in Cowbridge
, Wales
in 1912. He won the 1937 Grand National
on Royal Mail, and he won the Cheltenham Gold Cup
in 1936 (on Golden Miller
) and 1940 (on Roman Hackle). He later became a trainer
and won the first running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 1951 (with Supreme Court). He died on 16 July 2001 aged 89.
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
jockey born in Cowbridge
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in 1912. He won the 1937 Grand National
Grand National
The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
on Royal Mail, and he won the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Cheltenham Gold Cup
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles and 2½ furlongs , and during its running there are twenty-two fences to be jumped...
in 1936 (on Golden Miller
Golden Miller
Golden Miller was a Thoroughbred racehorse whois the most successful Cheltenham Gold Cup horse ever, having won the race in five consecutive years between 1932 and 1936...
) and 1940 (on Roman Hackle). He later became a trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
and won the first running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 1951 (with Supreme Court). He died on 16 July 2001 aged 89.