| Bill Williamson | |
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| Full name | William James Williamson |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 19 December 1922 Williamstown, Melbourne |
| Died | 28 January 1979 (aged 56) |
| Major racing wins | |
| VRC Sires (1944, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952) Caulfield Stakes (1944, 1954) Newmarket Handicap (1945) Oakleigh Plate (1947, 1953) Futurity Stakes (1949, 1952, 1953, 1956) Adelaide Cup (1949) Doomben 10,000 (1949) Caulfield Guineas (1949, 1959) AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1950, 1952) Champagne Stakes (1950) Epsom Handicap (1950, 1951, 1954) VRC 1000 Guineas (1950, 1956, 1957) VRC Oaks (1950, 1956, 1957) Invitation Stakes (1952) Mackinnon Stakes (1952, 1955) Melbourne Cup (1952) W S Cox Plate (1953) Brisbane Cup (1953) Doomben Cup (1954) Australian Cup (1954) Caulfield Cup (1955, 1960) Underwood Stakes (1957) Toorak Handicap (1957) VRC Derby (1958) International race wins: Irish Oaks (1960, 1963, 1966) Irish St Leger (1960, 1964) Yorkshire Oaks (1960) Sussex Stakes (1961) Timeform Gold Cup (1961, 1964, 1967) Irish 2000 Guineas (1962) 1000 Guineas (1962, 1965) Champion Stakes (1962) Grosser Preis von Baden (1963, 1964) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1968, 1969) Irish 1000 Guineas (1969) Ascot Gold Cup (1969) Prix Du Cadran (1969) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1970) Prix De Diane (1970) Prix d'Ispahan (1970) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1970) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1971) Irish Derby (1972) | |
| Racing awards | |
| Victorian jockeys premiership 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 | |
William James Williamson (19 December 1922 – 28 January 1979) was an Australian jockey who enjoyed considerable success in Australia during the 1950s and in Europe during the 1960s. He was named after his father William James Williamson, a machinist, and his wife Euphemia Agnes.