Walter Griggs
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Walter Griggs was a three-time Classic-winning jockey. In 1999, he was ranked the 26th greatest jockey of the 20th Century by the Racing Post.
Walter Griggs aboard Dean Swift (from Vanity Fair magazine)
Fred Rickaby
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Frederick Edward Rickaby was an English flat racing jockey, who won three fillies' Classics. He is usually referred to as Fred Rickaby Sr. to distinguish him from his son and grandson, both successful
Walter Griggs
…in most of the 30 or so horses in his stable. He was known for being able to get horses fit for the early part of the season. He took his two nephews, Fred and Bill Rickaby on as apprentices. He became their guardian after they lost their father as babies during the war. However, he did not have a long…
Caricature of Fred Rickaby, published in Vanity Fair, 12 September 1901