Venetia Williams

Venetia Williams

Venetia Williams (born 10 May 1960) is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. She is based at stables at Aramstone in Herefordshire, England.

She was an amateur National Hunt jockey until forced to retire after suffering a broken neck in 1988. She worked for racehorse trainers Martin Pipe and John Edwards before taking up a licence to train herself in 1995.

Her most successful horse to date has been Teeton Mill, winner of the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup and King George VI Chase in 1998.

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3248353.stm BBC website profile]


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