Horatio Powell
English jockey
Horatio Nelson Powell | |
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Born | 1806 Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 29 November 1869 Echuca, Victoria, Australia |
Major racing wins | |
Grand National (1841) | |
Significant horses | |
Charity |
Horatio Nelson Powell (1806–1869) was an English jockey who won the 1841 Grand National on Charity.
Powell rode in 10 Grand Nationals between 1839 and 1849.[1]
He moved to Australia, where he was admitted as a solicitor by the Supreme Court of Victoria in July 1861.[2]
Powell died on 29 November 1869 in Echuca, Victoria, in Australia, following a buggy accident.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Powell, Horatio - Jockeypedia - Year Eight (2)".
- ^ "SUPREME COURT". The Herald. Vol. LXVII, no. 4815. Victoria, Australia. 9 July 1861. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 7, 330. Victoria, Australia. 7 December 1869. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices" The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002) 1 December 1869: 2. Web. 26 Oct 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115119706 .
- ^ "TURF GOSSIP". The Australasian. Vol. VII, no. 195. Victoria, Australia. 25 December 1869. p. 9. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.