List Of Significant Families In British Horse Racing

This is a list of male line 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.

Arnull

* Sam Arnull, jockey; younger brother of
* John Arnull, jockey; father of
** Bill Arnull, jockey

Balding

* Gerald Barnard Balding, Sr., father of
**Toby Balding
**Ian Balding, father of
*** Clare Balding
***Andrew Balding

Cannon

* Tom Cannon, Sr., father of
**Kempton Cannon
**Mornington Cannon
** Tom Cannon, Jr.
** Charles Cannon

Carson

*Willie Carson, and descendants

Chifney

* Samuel Chifney, Sr. (1753-1807), jockey; father of
**William Chifney, trainer,
** Samuel Chifney, Jr. (b. 1786), jockey

Day

*John Day, trainer, father of
**John Barham Day (1793-1860), jockey and trainer, father of
*** Sam Day, Jr. (1818-1838), jockey
*** John Day, Jr. (1819-1883), jockey and trainer, grandfather of Mornington, Kempton, Tom Jr. and Charles Cannon; great-grandfather of Keith Piggott
*** William Day (1823-1908), trainer, father of
****Alfred Day, founder of Fontwell Racecourse
*** Alfred Day (1830-1868), jockey
** Sam Day (1801-1866), jockey

Goodisson

*Dick Goodisson (c. 1750-1817), Oaks-winning jockey; father of
**Tom Goodisson (1782-1840), multiple Classic-winning jockey
**Charles Goodisson (c. 1786-1813), jockey

Hannon

*Harry Hannon, trainer; father of
**Richard Hannon Sr. (born 1945), four times British flat racing Champion Trainer; father of
*** Richard Hannon Jr. (born 1975), trainer

Hastings

*Aubrey Hastings, trainer; father of
**Peter Hastings-Bass (1920-1964), trainer; grandfather of Andrew Balding and Clare Balding; father of
***William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon (born 1948), trainer

Hills

*Barry Hills, trainer; father of
** Michael Hills, jockey
** Richard Hills, jockey
** Charlie Hills, trainer
** John Hills, trainer

Moore

*George Moore, trainer; father of
**Gary Moore, trainer; father of
*** Ryan Moore, jockey
*** Jamie Moore, jockey
*** Joshua Moore, jockey

Piggott

*Ernest Piggott, father of
** Keith Piggott, father of
***Lester Piggott

Scudamore

*Michael Scudamore, father of
**Peter Scudamore, eight time British jump racing Champion Jockey; partner of Lucinda Russell, and father of
*** Michael Scudamore, Jr., trainer
***Tom Scudamore, (1715-c.1795), first rider to Lord Rockingham between 1760 and 1780; uncle of
:*John Singleton the Younger, also rider to Lord Rockingham and winner of the first running of the St. Leger Stakes in 1776; father of
::* John Singleton, Jr., who rode the winner of the 1797 Derby

Templeman

*Sim Templeman (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
::*Fred Templeman (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

*Harry Wragg (1902-1985), Classic winner as jockey and trainer, brother of
*Sam Wragg (1909-1983), Classic winning jockey, brother of
*Arthur Wragg (1912-1954)

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