Charles Elsey | |
---|---|
Occupation | Horse trainer |
Born | 10 December 1882[1] Baumber, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
Died | 14 February 1966 Malton, Yorkshire | (aged 83)
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.