Horse Racing Trainer Bill Turner, Brocklesby Stakes Specialist, Dies Aged 78 After Fall

The trainer Bill Turner has died aged 78 aft having a superior accidenton Monday. Turner, who was based successful Sigwells successful Somerset, was a erstwhile jockey and arsenic a trainer became synonymous pinch nan Brocklesby Stakes astatine Doncaster, having won nan accepted first title of nan Flat turf play six times.

He had been successful a superior information successful infirmary aft reportedly fracturing his skull successful a autumn and his daughter, Kathy, announced his decease connected Thursday afternoon. Speaking astatine Chepstow racecourse, she told Sky Sports Racing: “Dad passed distant astir an hr and a half ago.

“We sewage nan telephone successful nan lorry, I’d made nan determination to travel here, nan equine [Red Snapper] was to tally successful dad’s sanction successful his honour, immoderate had happened he would person wanted that.

“He slipped distant this morning. The support from everyone successful racing has been perfectly outstanding. I’ve tried to reply to arsenic galore group arsenic I could, but I americium truthful sorry if I haven’t replied to you aliases personification else. The emotion that man had was absolute.

“He wasn’t conscionable my dada and my sister’s dada and Ryan’s grandfather, he was everyone’s dada and nan group who he has helped successful their careers saw him arsenic a dad. He would person preferred to person been going level retired up nan gallops but unluckily it was a freak accident.

“I still can’t get information that this wounded has done this to him, arsenic I’ve pulled him retired from specified superior injuries connected nan gallops. Only past Sunday he was refelting my sister’s salon roof.”

Mick’s Yer Man was Turner’s past Brocklesby victor successful 2013 and that triumph held typical significance. Kathy Turner added: “His champion ever infinitesimal was erstwhile Ryan [While, his grandson] won nan Brocklesby connected Mick’s Yer Man .”