The son and grandson of successful trainers, Nightingall was one of the major racing figures at Epsom for forty years in a career which began in 1927.
13 Facts About Walter Nightingall
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Walter Nightingall trained the winners of two classics and was Champion Trainer in 1943.
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Walter Nightingall was born in 1895 at Epsom, where his father, William Nightingall and his grandfather John Nightingall were successful trainers at the South Hatch Stables.
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Walter Nightingall received little formal education, being apprenticed as a jockey for his father's stable.
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Walter Nightingall's riding career ended when he was fourteen years old after he fractured his skull in a fall at Windsor Racecourse.
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When William Nightingall died in December 1926, Walter took over the South Hatch Stable and was an immediate success, sending out 55 winners in 1927.
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In 1937 Walter Nightingall began to train horses for the extremely wealthy and eccentric Dorothy Paget.
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Walter Nightingall had an outstanding season in 1965, taking his second classic when the French-bred colt Niksar won the 2000 Guineas.
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Niksar finished fourth in the Derby behind Sea Bird, one place behind another Walter Nightingall-trained colt I Say.
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Walter Nightingall trained Rock Star to win the 1930 Irish Derby.
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Walter Nightingall was a shy, modest man of medium height with blue eyes and sharp features and was always impeccably dressed in public.
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Walter Nightingall was assisted throughout his training career by his sister Marjorie.
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Walter Nightingall married twice and had one son and one daughter from his first marriage.