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Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Legendary trainer dies after suffering fractured skull in freak accident
Bill Turner, one of Britain's most beloved trainers whose racing career spanned six decades, has passed away following a head injury sustained in a tragic accident on Monday. Turner, who celebrated his 78th birthday on Sunday, suffered a severe skull fracture after being struck by a horse at his stables in Sigwells, Somerset. The former jump jockey, who never regained consciousness, was celebrated for his expertise in training two-year-olds, claiming victory in Doncaster's Brocklesby Condition Stakes, traditionally the opening juvenile race of the season, on six separate occasions. Turner had entered Red Snapper to compete in the Richard And Louise Fox Wedding Anniversary Nursery Handicap at Chepstow today. Speaking before racing commenced at the Monmouthshire course, his daughter Kathy informed Sky Sports Racing: "Dad passed away about an hour and a half ago. We had the phone call on the way up in the lorry. "I'd already made the decision a couple of days ago that the horse was to run in dad's name, in his honour. "Whatever happened, he would have wanted that and he slipped away this morning. "The love that that man had – he wasn't just my dad and my sister's dad, and Ryan's grandfather, he was everyone's dad. "The people that he helped all through his years, they look at him as a dad. "The messages and the support from everyone has just been absolutely outstanding." Despite his advancing age, Turner was renowned for his relentless work ethic and was preparing a non-thoroughbred horse for the sales at the time of the accident, , reports the Mirror. "He would have preferred to have been going flat-out up the gallops but unfortunately just a freak accident," Kathy added. "I still can't get round that this injury has done this to him because I pulled him out from underneath horses on the gallops. "It was only last Sunday he was up on my sister's salon roof, re-felting it!". "That was him - you would have never changed him." Turner's last triumph in the Brocklesby came in 2013 with Mick's Yer Man, ridden by his grandson – then a 7lb claiming apprentice – Ryan While, who said: "There is never going to be another gentleman like him – a gentleman in everybody's hearts. "He's done everything for us and everybody else and I just hope we can make him proud in some way."
Wales Online
4 days ago
- Sport
- Wales Online
Legendary trainer killed by horse as daughter makes TV announcement 90 minutes after death
Legendary trainer killed by horse as daughter makes TV announcement 90 minutes after death His daughter confirmed the tragic news at Chepstow racecourse after the 'freak' accident Turner is fighting for his life in hospital Legendary racehorse trainer Bill Turner has died aged 78 following a serious accident at his Somerset yard earlier this week. Turner, a former jockey based in Sigwells, was renowned for his remarkable record in the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster, the traditional curtain-raiser to the Flat turf season, which he won six times. He had been in hospital in a critical condition after reportedly fracturing his skull in a fall on Monday, when he was struck by a horse. His daughter, Kathy, confirmed his death on Thursday afternoon while speaking to Sky Sports Racing from Chepstow Racecourse, where one of his runners, Red Snapper, was competing in his honour. 'Dad passed away about an hour and a half ago,' she said. 'The support from everyone in racing has been absolutely outstanding. "I've tried to reply to as many people as I could, but I am so sorry if I haven't replied. Article continues below "The love that man had was absolute. 'He wasn't just my dad and my sister's dad and Ryan's grandfather, he was everyone's dad. "The people he helped in their careers saw him as a father figure. "He would have preferred to have been going flat out up the gallops, but unfortunately it was a freak accident.' Turner's most recent Brocklesby win came in 2013 with Mick's Yer Man, ridden by his grandson Ryan While — a victory Kathy described as her father's proudest moment. 'I still can't get my head around this injury doing this to him,' she added. Article continues below 'I've pulled him out from such serious injuries on the gallops before. "Only last Sunday he was re-felting my sister's salon roof.' Turner's career spanned decades, producing countless winners and earning a reputation as one of racing's great characters.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Trainer Bill Turner dies in hospital after suffering fractured skull in freak accident
Tributes have been paid to the 78-year-old who passed away on Thursday. His daughter Kathy paid an emotional tribute on Sky Sports Racing, saying her father was 'everyone's dad' Bill Turner, one of Britain's most popular trainers whose time in racing stretched across six decades, has died as the result of a head injury suffered in a freak accident on Monday. Turner, who turned 78 on Sunday, sustained a major skull fracture when he was knocked over by a horse at his stable in Sigwells, Somerset. The former jump jockey, who never regained consciousness, was renowned for his skill training two-year-olds, winning Doncaster's Brocklesby Condition Stakes, traditionally the first juvenile race of the season, on no fewer than six occasions. Turner had declared Red Snapper to run in the Richard And Louise Fox Wedding Anniversary Nursery Handicap at Chepstow today. Speaking before racing at the Monmouthshire track, his daughter Kathy told Sky Sports Racing: 'Dad passed away about an hour and a half ago. We had the phone call on the way up in the lorry. 'I'd already made the decision a couple of days ago that the horse was to run in dad's name, in his honour. 'Whatever happened, he would have wanted that and he slipped away this morning. 'The love that that man had – he wasn't just my dad and my sister's dad, and Ryan's grandfather, he was everyone's dad. 'The people that he helped all through his years, they look at him as a dad. 'The messages and the support from everyone has just been absolutely outstanding.' Despite his advancing years, Turner was famed for his indefatigable work ethic and was preparing a non-thoroughbred horse for the sales at the time of the accident. 'He would have preferred to have been going flat-out up the gallops but unfortunately just a freak accident,' added Kathy. 'I still can't get round that this injury has done this to him because I pulled him out from underneath horses on the gallops. 'It was only last Sunday he was up on my sister's salon roof, re-felting it! 'That was him - you would have never changed him.' Turner's last success in the Brocklesby came in 2013 with Mick's Yer Man, ridden by his grandson – then a 7lb claiming apprentice – Ryan While, who said: 'There is never going to be another gentleman like him – a gentleman in everybody's hearts. 'He's done everything for us and everybody else and I just hope we can make him proud in some way.'
