Jimmy Jowett was an English greyhound trainer. He was the British champion trainer.[1]
| Jimmy Jowett | |
|---|---|
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| Occupation | Greyhound Trainer |
| Major racing wins | |
| Classic/Feature wins: St Leger (1964) Oaks (1958) Scurry Gold Cup (1952, 1953, 1959, 1960) Grand National (1958, 1960) TV Trophy (1965) | |
| Honours | |
| British Trainer of the Year | |
Career
editJowett's first success was the 1939 Metropolitan Cup.[1] Before the War he was a private trainer before taking up a position at Belle Vue Stadium in 1946. He soon returned to private training in 1947 and was based at Grappenhall in Warrington.[2]
In 1950 he won the Scottish Greyhound Derby and one year later he joined Clapton Stadium Ltd and trained at Warrington where he quickly established himself as the leading trainer.[1] After this spell at Warrington, he joined Clapton in 1952 and was based at the Hook Estate and Kennels, Northaw. He won the Scurry Gold Cup four times, twice with Gorey Airways.
Jowett retired one year before Clapton closed in 1974.[3]
Awards
editJowett was the winner of the Greyhound Trainer of the Year in 1961.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
- ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.