Willie Carson is a retired Scottish thoroughbred jockey, born on 16 November 1942 in Stirling. At five feet tall and a riding weight of about 49 kilograms he was in demand until he retired in 1996 at the age of 54. He was apprenticed to Captain Gerald Armstrong at Tupgill in North Yorkshire and rode his first British winner, Pinker's Pond, at Catterick Bridge on 19 July 1962. Carson was British champion jockey five times, in 1972, 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1983, won 17 British Classic races and finished with 3,828 wins, the fourth highest total in Great Britain. His best season came in 1990 with 187 winners, including six at Newcastle on a single day. He had a long association with the trainer Dick Hern and won the Derby four times, on Troy, Henbit, Nashwan and Erhaab.
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is a Scottish retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
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is a Scottish retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
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is a Scottish retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
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Carson had a long association with trainer Major Dick Hern, for whom he rode his first three Derby winners.
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