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Horatio Powell

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Horatio Nelson Powell
Born1806
Gloucestershire, England
Died29 November 1869
Echuca, Victoria, Australia
Major racing wins
Grand National (1841)
Significant horses
Charity

Horatio Nelson Powell (1806–1869) was an English jockey who won the 1841 Grand National on Charity.
Powell rode in 10 Grand Nationals between 1839 and 1849.[1]
He moved to Australia, where he was admitted as a solicitor by the Supreme Court of Victoria in July 1861.[2]

Powell died on 29 November 1869 in Echuca, Victoria, in Australia, following a buggy accident.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Powell, Horatio - Jockeypedia - Year Eight (2)".
  2. ^ "SUPREME COURT". The Herald. Vol. LXVII, no. 4815. Victoria, Australia. 9 July 1861. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 7, 330. Victoria, Australia. 7 December 1869. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Family Notices" The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002) 1 December 1869: 2. Web. 26 Oct 2020 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115119706 .
  5. ^ "TURF GOSSIP". The Australasian. Vol. VII, no. 195. Victoria, Australia. 25 December 1869. p. 9. Retrieved 26 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.