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Winter

• References:
  • Fred Winter:
    • Mr. Grand National, David Hedges, 1969.
    • Fred - the authorised biography of Fred Winter, Alan Lee, 1991.

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Fred Winter:
    • A Winter's Tale, Ivor Herbert, 1974.
    • The Will to Win, Jane McIlvaine, 1967 (about Fred Winter and "Jay Trump").
    • Steeplechase Jockeys: the Great Ones, Tim Fitzgeorge-Parker, 1971.
      • Final chapter: "The Greatest of Them All", about Fred Winter.

  • Doug Smith:
    • Five Times Champion, autobiography, Doug Smith, 1968.

Fred Winter, senior, on "Cherimoya", winner of the Oaks, 1911.
Picture courtesy of Michael Peevey.
See full size.

Fred Winter, senior,
Frederick Neville Winter, born 1895, England,
Protestant, became Catholic when married,
flat race jockey, apprentice in Newmarket 1908,
just 16 yrs old when won 1911 Oaks (at Epsom) on "Cherimoya", a filly who had never been on a racecourse before, and never ran again as she broke down,
he rode 76 winners that season, and finished 4th in list of jockeys while still only an apprentice,
riding (with great success) for German National Stud when WW1 broke out 1st Aug 1914, only age 19, officials sportingly gave him 24 hrs to get out of the country but he didn't make it,
spent 4 years in Ruhleben POW camp, Spandau, suburb of Berlin,
it was a remarkably civilized camp, his weight actually went up with inactivity and the good food,
story that he damaged eyesight doing precision work in camp, though his family don't think so,

after release 1918, couldn't get re-established in racing in England, went to Ireland, where he met his wife,
mar pre-c.1921 to Nancy Flanagan [born 1899],
rode a few seasons over hurdles, got weight down enough for flat,
returned to England, they said he was never quite the same again (though he did win the Irish Derby),
temp 1926 he was jockey at Weyhill, Hampshire,
lived bungalow called "Cherimoya" (after his one classic winner), Andover, Hampshire,
won Irish Oaks on "Haintonette" in 1928,
moved briefly to Newmarket temp 1929,
won Irish Derby on "Kopi" in 1929,
retired as jockey 1929,

moved to Epsom to train 1929,
had Bredenbury stables, nr railway station on Epsom Downs, there temp 1931,
then trainer in Treadwell House,
moved to Southfleet, Kent, 1941, had stables, was trainer there with his son John,
moved to Newmarket, winter 1963-4,
died July 1965, age 70 yrs,
Nancy died Newmarket, 1987, age 88 yrs,
having had issue:

1. Sheila Winter, mar James Peevey and had issue:
   1. Jim Peevey, mar Patricia Farrell and had issue:
      1. Charlotte Peevey.
      2. Laura Peevey.
      3. Alexandra Peevey.
   2. John Peevey, mar Yolanda LaGuardia and had issue:
      1. Nicole Marguerite Peevey.
      2. Suzzane Marie Peevey.
   3. Bob Peevey, mar Maureen ---- and had issue:
      1. Patrick Peevey.
   4. Tom Peevey, mar Thirza Charles (formerly Schnieder) and had issue:
      1. Marian Peevey.
   5. Sheila Peevey, mar Trevor Weyland and had issue:
      1. Ava Weyland.
   6. Richard Peevey, mar Carol ---- and had issue:
      1. James Peevey.
      2. Maxwell Peevey.
      3. Samuel Peevey.

   7. Michael Peevey,
      mar 1stly to Sasha ----,
      mar 2ndly to Ozlem ---- and had issue:
      1. Lydia Peevey.

   
   

2. Patricia Winter,
   mar Doug Smith [flat race jockey, born 1918, brother of Eph Smith, jockey, who won the Epsom Derby on "Blue Peter" in 1939],
   Doug's first win was at Salisbury 1931, age 13 yrs,
   Doug was 5 times Champion Flat Race Jockey, 1954,55,56 and 1958,59,
   he won the 2000 Guineas in 1955 on "Our Babu" (NOT "Our Baby")
     and in 1958 on "Pall Mall" (owner Queen Elizabeth II),
   won the 1000 Guineas in 1946 on "Hypericum"
     and in 1959 on "Petite Etoile" (owner Prince Aly Khan),
   retired as jockey 1967, after riding 3112 winners in 20009 rides,
   became trainer,
   trained "Sleeping Partner" to win the Epsom Oaks 1969,
   retired as trainer 1979, after training 500 winners,
   had issue:
   1. Michael Smith.

   2. Wendy Smith, mar Peter Reynolds and had issue:
      1. Elizabeth Reynolds, mar Joe ----.
      2. Caroline Reynolds, mar David Ledwith and had issue:
         1. Éamha Ledwith.
      3. Nicholas Reynolds, mar Aisling Blake.

   
   

3. Fred Winter, junior (see here),
   the famous steeplechase jockey (2 Grand National wins) and trainer (2 Grand National wins),
   rode 4298 National Hunt races 1947-64, 929 wins,
   4 times champion steeplechase jockey, 1953, 1956,57,58 (first ever 4-times champion),
   all-time record of 121 steeplechase winners in a season, Aug 1952 - May 1953 season,
   mar Diana Pearson,
   won Grand National (Aintree) in 1957 on "Sundew" and 1962 on "Kilmore",
   won Gold Cup (Cheltenham) 2 times,
   won Champion Hurdle 3 times,
   CBE 1963,
   retired as jockey 1964,
   became trainer, trained at Uplands racing stables (bought 1964), Upper Lambourn, nr Newbury, Berkshire,
   won Grand National in 1965 with "Jay Trump" and 1966 with "Anglo",
   as trainer won Gold Cup once, Champion Hurdle 4 times,
   he was the only person ever to win the Grand National, Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle as both jockey and trainer,
   won record 8 National Hunt trainers' championships, 1971,72,73,74,75, 1977,78, 1985,
   retired as trainer 1989, his assistant Charlie Brooks became Master of Uplands,
   had issue:
   1. Denise Winter, mar Oliver Sherwood and had issue.
   2. Joanna Winter.
   3. Philippa Winter, mar and had issue.

   
   

4. John Winter, mar Philippa Lavington and had issue:
   1. Nicola Winter, mar Michael Swinburn and had issue.
   2. Emma Winter.
   3. Jonathan Winter.

Fred Winter, senior, on "Kopi", after winning the Irish Derby, 1929.
The man leading the horse is the millionaire owner Solomon ("Solly") Joel.
Picture courtesy of Michael Peevey.
See full size and original.

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