Bill Clift

Bill Clift
Bill Clift (far left), with 1819 Derby winner, Tiresias
OccupationJockey
Born1762
Wentworth, South Yorkshire
Died1840
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]


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