Bill Clift | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born | 1762 Wentworth, South Yorkshire |
Died | 1840 |
Major racing wins | |
British Classic Race wins as jockey: 1,000 Guineas (1814, 1815) 2,000 Guineas (1809, 1818) Epsom Oaks (1804, 1808) Epsom Derby (1793, 1800, 1803, 1810, 1819) St. Leger (1807, 1810) | |
Significant horses | |
Champion, Ditto, Tiresias, Waxy, Whalebone |
William Clift (1762–1840), born Wentworth, South Yorkshire, was a British jockey. He won the first runnings of both the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas and was the first jockey to win all five of the British Classics.[1]