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Billy Newnes

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Billy Newnes
OccupationJockey
Born (1959-12-06) 6 December 1959 (age 64)
Liverpool
Major racing wins
Major races
Champion Stakes (1982)
Epsom Oaks (1982)
Sun Chariot Stakes (1982)
Deutsches Derby (1992)
Significant horses
Time Charter

William Anthony Paul Newnes (born Liverpool, 6 December 1959) is an Epsom Oaks winning jockey, best known for his connection with the horse Time Charter, on which he won the Oaks, Sun Chariot Stakes and Champion Stakes in 1982. He was also Champion Apprentice the same season, with 57 winners.

Not long afterwards, in 1984, he was banned for three years for accepting £1,000 from professional gambler Harry Bardsley in return for information.[1]

After his return, he won the 1989 Greenham Stakes on Zayyani, but spent much of the 1990s riding in Germany, where he won the Deutsches Derby in 1992 on Pik Konig. His last Group race victory was the Fruhjahrspreis des Bankhaus Metzler in Frankfurt on 22 Apr 2001 on Blue Baloo. [2]

Statistics by year (post-1988)

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Year Wins Runs Strike rate Total earnings
1988 45 581 8 £335,261
1989 41 548 7 £319,495
1990 53 588 9 £378,792
1991 30 491 6 £218,152
1992 27 340 8 £110,002
1993 40 544 7 £208,219
1994 33 439 8 £205,431
1995 24 321 7 £180,605
1996 1 7 14 £4,262

Major wins

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United Kingdom Great Britain

Germany Germany

References

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  1. ^ Breen, Stephen (2 September 2004). "Champion jockey quizzed over 'fixing'". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile: Jockey: Billy Newnes - Stats". Racing Post. Retrieved 22 October 2017.