Sir Joseph Henry Hawley, 3rd Baronet

Sir Joseph Henry Hawley Bt. (1814–75) was a noted English Thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.

His caricature in Vanity Fair
21 May 1870

Hawley was born in Harley Street, London, on 27 October 1813, the eldest of ten children. The novelist Henry Hawley Smart was his grandson, who set several of his books in the racing world.

Four of his horses won the Epsom Derby:[1] Teddington (1851), Beadsman (1858), Musjid (1859) and Blue Gown (1868). Other classic horseracing wins were Fitz-Roland in the 1858 2,000 Guineas, Aphrodite in the 1851 1,000 Guineas, Miami in the 1847 Oaks and Pero Gomez in the 1869 St Leger. He thus won all five English Classics. In his early career he trained privately at Fyfield in Hampshire.

He served as High Sheriff of Kent for 1844.[2]

He was the breeder of the 1874 Belmont Stakes winner Saxon.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ His Profile at the National Horseracing Museum - retrieved 9 January 2011
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20311. pp. 347–348. 31 January 1844. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  3. ↑ New York Racing Association (2010). "1874 Belmont Stakes" (pdf). The Belmont Stakes. New York Racing Association. Retrieved 25 May 25, 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ Bruce, S. D. (1884). American Stud Book 1 (Revised ed.). New York: Turf, Field, and Farm. p. 90. OCLC 228769751.