Charles Elsey

Charles Elsey
OccupationHorse trainer
Born10 December 1882[1]
Baumber, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Died14 February 1966(1966-02-14) (aged 83)
Malton, Yorkshire
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins:
2000 Guineas (1)
1000 Guineas (2)
Epsom Oaks (2)
St. Leger Stakes (1)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Trainer (1956)
Significant horses
Musidora, Frieze, Nearula, Honeylight, Cantelo.

Captain Charles Frederick Elsey CBE MC (10 December 1882 – 14 February 1966) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The son and father of successful trainers, Elsey was one of the dominant racing figures in the North of England, for more than thirty years in a career which lasted from 1911 until 1960. He trained the winners of six classics and numerous major handicaps and was the Champion Trainer in 1956.

  1. ^ "Captain Charles Elsey". The Times. 15 February 1966. p. 12.