Wille Carson is a retired jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
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Carson was British Champion Jockey five times (1972, 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1983), won 17 British Classic Races, and passed 100 winners in a season 23 times for a total of 3,828 wins, making him the fourth most successful jockey in Great Britain.
Carson’s best season as a jockey came in 1990 when he rode 187 winners, which included riding six winners at Newcastle Racecourse on 30 June, making Carson one of only four jockeys to ride six winners at one meeting during the 20th century.
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Carson had a long association with trainer Major Dick Hern for whom he rode his first three Derby winners.
Five feet tall and riding at an easily maintained weight of 7 stone 10 pounds (49 kg) Carson was much in demand as a jockey up to his retirement in 1996 at the age of 54.
Carson was married to Carol Spares and they had three sons; Anthony, Neil, and Ross.
However, there’s not much information about Carson’s children.
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