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male line
Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritan ...
families (i.e. those families that share a surname) of which at least three members have gained some
notability in
horse racing in Great Britain
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total d ...
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Arnull
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Sam Arnull, jockey; younger brother of
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John Arnull, jockey; father of
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Bill Arnull, jockey
Balding
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Gerald Barnard Balding, Sr., father of
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Toby Balding
Gerald Barnard Balding Jr. OBE (23 September 1936 – 25 September 2014), known as Toby Balding, was a British racehorse trainer, one of the few to have won the "big three" British jump races—the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and ...
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Ian Balding
Ian Balding (born 7 November 1938) is a retired British horse trainer. He is the son of the polo player and racehorse trainer Gerald Matthews Balding and the younger brother of trainer Toby Balding. Ian Balding was born in the US, but his famil ...
, father of
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Clare Balding
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Andrew Balding
Andrew Matthews Balding (born 29 December 1972) is a British racehorse trainer based at Park House Stables, Kingsclere, near Newbury, Berkshire.
Balding attended Caldicott School, a boys' preparatory school, and Radley College, a public school ...
Cannon
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Tom Cannon, Sr., father of
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Kempton Cannon
Walter Kempton Cannon (1879–1994), usually known as Kempton, was a Classic-winning British jockey. He was the third son of the three-times Champion Jockey, Tom Cannon, Sr., while his brothers were another champion, Morny Cannon, Tom Canno ...
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Mornington Cannon
Herbert Mornington Cannon (1873–1962), commonly referred to as Morny Cannon, was a six-time Champion jockey in the United Kingdom in the 1890s. He holds the records for the most wins by a jockey in the Craven Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Prin ...
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Tom Cannon, Jr.
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Charles Cannon
Carson
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Willie Carson
William Fisher Hunter Carson, OBE (born 16 November 1942) is a retired jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
Life and career
Best known as "Willie", Carson was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1942. He was apprenticed ...
, and descendants
Chifney
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Samuel Chifney, Sr. (1753-1807), jockey; father of
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William Chifney
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
, trainer,
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Samuel Chifney, Jr. (b. 1786), jockey
Day
*John Day, trainer, father of
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John Barham Day
John Barham Day (1793–1860) was a British jockey and trainer. For much of his career he was usually known simply as John Day; when his son of the same name rose to prominence, the older man was referred to as John Barham Day, John Day, S ...
(1793-1860), jockey and trainer, father of
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Sam Day, Jr. (1818-1838), jockey
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John Day, Jr. (1819-1883), jockey and trainer, grandfather of
Mornington,
Kempton, Tom Jr. and Charles Cannon; great-grandfather of Keith Piggott
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William Day (1823-1908), trainer, father of
****Alfred Day, founder of
Fontwell Racecourse
Fontwell Park Racecourse is a horse racing course located in the village of Fontwell in West Sussex, England, owned by ARC Racing. It features an oval hurdles course.
Fontwell Park was founded by Alfred Day who trained racehorses at The Hermi ...
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Alfred Day (1830-1868), jockey
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Sam Day (1801-1866), jockey
Goodisson
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Dick Goodisson
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Richard Goodisson (c. 1750 – 1817) was an English classic-winning jockey and trainer, who won the first three runnings of the Oaks Stakes between 1779 and 1781.
Career
Born in Selby, Goodisson moved south to Newmarket, Suffolk, l ...
(c. 1750-1817),
Oaks-winning jockey; father of
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Tom Goodisson
Thomas Goodisson (1782–1840) was a four times Epsom Derby winning British jockey. He was the son of Dick Goodisson, the jockey who won the first three runnings of The Oaks.
Goodisson was only 12 years old when he had his first race ride, o ...
(1782-1840), multiple
Classic
A classic is an outstanding example of a particular style; something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality; of the first or highest quality, class, or rank – something that exemplifies its class. The word can be an adjective (a ''c ...
-winning jockey
**Charles Goodisson (c. 1786-1813), jockey
Hannon
*Harry Hannon, trainer; father of
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Richard Hannon Sr.
Richard Michael Hannon (born 1945), known as Richard Hannon Sr. to distinguish him from his son, is a former British horse trainer. He was British flat racing Champion Trainer four times, achieved more than a century of victories in a season 20 ti ...
(born 1945), four times
British flat racing Champion Trainer
The Champion Trainer of flat racing in Great Britain is the trainer whose horses have won the most prize money during a season. The list below shows the Champion Trainer for each year since 1896. The Championship was originally run from November ...
; father of
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Richard Hannon Jr. (born 1975), trainer
Hastings
*Aubrey Hastings, trainer; father of
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Peter Hastings-Bass
Peter Robin Hood Hastings-Bass (16 July 1920–4 June 1964) was a British racehorse trainer.
Hastings-Bass was born Peter Hastings in 1920. His father was Aubrey Hastings (a son of the 14th Earl of Huntingdon), who trained three Grand Nation ...
(1920-1964), trainer; grandfather of
Andrew Balding
Andrew Matthews Balding (born 29 December 1972) is a British racehorse trainer based at Park House Stables, Kingsclere, near Newbury, Berkshire.
Balding attended Caldicott School, a boys' preparatory school, and Radley College, a public school ...
and
Clare Balding; father of
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William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon
William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon, (born 30 January 1948), is an English hereditary peer and former racehorse trainer to Queen Elizabeth II.
He was a member of the House of Lords from 1990 to 1999.
Early life
H ...
(born 1948), trainer
Hills
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Barry Hills
Barry Hills (born 2 April 1937) is a retired British thoroughbred horse trainer. He lives in Lambourn, England.
Biography
Barry Hills had three sons in his first marriage, to Maureen Newson: John, Michael, and Richard. John (died 2014) was a ...
, trainer; father of
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Michael Hills, jockey
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Richard Hills, jockey
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Charlie Hills, trainer
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John Hills, trainer
Moore
*George Moore, trainer; father of
**Gary Moore, trainer; father of
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Ryan Moore, jockey
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Jamie Moore, jockey
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Joshua Moore, jockey
Piggott
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Ernest Piggott
Ernest Piggott (1878–1967) was a leading British jump racing jockey, whose family has become one of the leading dynasties in British horseracing. He was three times Champion Jockey and three times Grand National winner. His son, (Ernest) Ke ...
, father of
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Keith Piggott, father of
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Lester Piggott
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ...
Scudamore
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Michael Scudamore
Michael Scudamore (17 July 1932 – 7 July 2014) was an English National Hunt racing jockey in the 1950s and 1960s. He rode in 16 consecutive Grand Nationals, with one win on Oxo in 1959. He also rode Linwell, the winner of the 1957 Gold Cup ...
, father of
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Peter Scudamore
Peter Scudamore MBE (born 29 June 1958), often known as 'Scu', is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was an eight-time Champion Jockey (including one title shared with John Francome), riding 1,678 winning horses in his c ...
, eight time
British jump racing Champion Jockey
In Great Britain's National Hunt racing, the title of Champion Jockey is bestowed on the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a racing season. From its inception in 1900 through to 1925, the award was given to the jockey who had r ...
; partner of
Lucinda Russell, and father of
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Michael Scudamore, Jr., trainer
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Tom Scudamore
Tom Scudamore (born 22 May 1982) is a third-generation British flat and steeplechase jockey. He is the son of eight-time champion jockey Peter Scudamore; his grandfather Michael won the Grand National on Oxo in 1959.[John Singleton the Elder
John Singleton (1715 in Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire, Melbourne – c. 1795) was a British jockey, who has been described as "the pioneer of professional jockeys". He is commonly referred to as John Singleton I, John Singleton, Sr. o ...]
, (1715-c.1795), first rider to Lord Rockingham between 1760 and 1780; uncle of
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John Singleton the Younger
John Singleton (died c.1789), sometimes known as John Singleton Jr. to distinguish him from his uncle, was a British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey of the 18th century. He is primarily remembered as the winner of the first ever British Cla ...
, also rider to Lord Rockingham and winner of the first running of the
St. Leger Stakes
The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a ...
in 1776; father of
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John Singleton, Jr., who rode the winner of the 1797
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
Templeman
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Sim Templeman
Simeon "Sim" Templeman (1805-1884) was a British classic-winning jockey. He won seven classic races in total, including the Epsom classic double twice.
Career
Templeman was born into a long standing farming family in the village of Everingh ...
(1805-1884), winner of seven Classics; uncle of
:*William Templeman (1858-1914), jockey, father of
::*Clark Templeman (1885-1953), jockey
::*Arthur Templeman (1886-1938), jockey, winner of the 1905
Cambridgeshire Handicap
The Cambridgeshire Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlo ...
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Fred Templeman
Frederick George Templeman (10 February 1892 – 17 May 1973) was an Epsom Derby winning English jockey.
He was born in Hertford and rode his first racehorse aged 13. His father William had been a jockey, and his great-uncle Sim Templeman ha ...
(1892-1973), jockey, winner of the 1919 Derby
Tinkler
*Colin Tinkler Sr (1927-2016), trainer, father of
**Colin Tinkler Jr (b 1954), jockey and trainer, father of
***Andrew Tinkler (b 1985), jockey
***Nicky Tinkler, amateur jockey
**Nigel Tinkler (b 1958), jockey and trainer
Wragg
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Harry Wragg
Harry Wragg (10 June 1902 – 20 October 1985) was a British jockey and racehorse trainer, who gained the nickname "The Head Waiter" due to his "come from behind" riding style. In a 27-year riding career, Wragg rode over 1700 winners in Britain ...
(1902-1985), Classic winner as jockey and trainer, brother of
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Sam Wragg
Sam Wragg (1909 - 1983) was an English flat racing jockey, who won all of the British Classic Races except the St Leger Stakes in a successful career that straddled World War II.
Early life
Wragg was the younger brother of Harry and older ...
(1909-1983), Classic winning jockey, brother of
*Arthur Wragg (1912-1954)
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