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Watts, John (1861 - 1902)
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Jockey (J)
Also Known As: Jack Watts
Associated Places: Lordship Farm, Newmarket; Egerton Stables, Newmarket
Description:
Born at Stockbridge in Hampshire, and apprenticed to Tom Cannon, Jack Watts rode his first winner at the age of 15 in 1880. He approached Richard Marsh the trainer and asked for a job, and Marsh, impressed by the boy's tidy appearance and articulate manner, agreed to take him on. Starting from scratch he worked his way up to be stable jockey. Watts was a natural horseman with a quiet effective style. In his private life he was equally genuine and straight-forward. He retired to train at Newmarket in 1900 but died in 1902, weakened by a lifetime of wasting.
His son John Evelyn Watts had a brief riding career before becoming a trainer, and his grandson John Frederick Watts followed the same calling.
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Important successes:
| 2000 Guineas |
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Ladas
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1894
(J)
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Kirkconnel
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1895
(J)
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| 1000 Guineas |
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Miss Jummy
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1886
(J)
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Semolina
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1890
(J)
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Thais
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1896
(J)
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Chelandry
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1897
(J)
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Bonny Jean
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1883
(J)
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Miss Jummy
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1886
(J)
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Memoir
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1890
(J)
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Mrs Butterwick
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1893
(J)
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| St Leger |
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Ossian
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1883
(J)
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The Lambkin
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1884
(J)
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Memoir
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1890
(J)
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La Fleche
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1892
(J)
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Persimmon
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1896
(J)
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