William Scott (jockey)

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Bill Scott
Occupation: Jockey
Birthplace: Great Britain
Birth date: 1793
Death date: 1848
Career wins: Not known
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Ascot Gold Cup (1834, 1837)

British Classic Race wins:
St. Leger Stakes
(1821, 1825, 1828-1829, 1838-1841, 1846)
Epsom Derby
(1832, 1835, 1842, 1843)
Epsom Oaks
(1836, 1838, 1841)
2,000 Guineas
(1842, 1843, 1846)
Significant Horses
St. Giles, Mündig, Attila, Touchstone
Cotherstone, Sir Tatton Sykes, Glaucus

William Scott (1793-1848) was a British jockey. Known as "Bill", he was a brother of the renowned trainer John Scott who frequently conditioned horses that he rode.

Based at his brother's Whitewall Stables in Malton, North Yorkshire, Bill Scott won nineteen of the British Classic Races, including the St. Leger Stakes a record nine times of which four were in a row from 1838 through 1841.

In 1836, Scott won the first of his three Epsom Oaks aboard Cyprian, a filly owned and trained by his brother John. He also owned Sir Tatton Sykes whom he rode to victory in the 1846 2,000 Guineas, his third win as a jockey in that Classic. He also rode Sir Tatton Sykes to his ninth victory in the that year's St. Leger Stakes.

According to the Roger Longrigg book, The History of Horse Racing, Scott reportedly consumed alcohol in excessive quantities which sometimes affected his racing performance. According to several sources, Sir Tatton Sykes, who finished second in the Epsom Derby, would have won the race "if Scott had not been drunk and unable to steer his mount on a proper course." [1]

Scott also rode in National Hunt racing, notably earning second place finishes in the 1843 and 1844 Grand National.

Bill Scott died at Malton in 1848 having ridden almost to the time of his death.

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