Alec Taylor, Jr.

Alec Taylor Jr. (1862–1943), known as the Wizard of Manton, was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who followed in the footsteps of his highly successful father, Alec Taylor Sr.

Family His father, Alec Taylor Sr., was a successful horse trainer, Nicholson, in his book, stated that the brothers co-inherited the stables in 1895. |group="nb" Tom managed the business and Alec trained the horses.

During their shared management of the stables, a 15-year-old boy who worked at the stables was hospitalised and died of tubercular meningitis. Severe bruises found on his legs led to an investigation, supported by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which resulted in the discovery of more individuals who were reportedly beaten by two foremen and Tom Taylor. The foremen was found guilty of assault and Tom Taylor was acquitted due to the Master and Servant Act that allowed for corporal discipline and insufficient evidence. The judge admonished the men for unreasonable excuses for punishment and treatment of the boys as if they were slaves. Tom's reputation was ruined; Alec was "not implicated in the beatings". both ridden by Joe Childs. In the same year of 1921 with Lemonora he obtained third place in the Derby for Watson.

Twelve times Taylor earned British flat racing Champion Trainer honours as the year's leader in earnings, including seven in a row between 1917 and 1923.

1,000 Guineas Saucy Sue (1925)

Epsom Derby Lemberg (1910), Gay Crusader (1917), Gainsborough (1918)

Epsom Oaks Rosedrop (1910), Sunny Jane (1917), My Dear (1918), Bayuda (1919), Love in Idleness (1921), Pogrom (1922), Saucy Sue (1925), Short Story (1926)

St. Leger Stakes Challacombe (1905), Bayardo (1909), Gay Crusader (1917), Gainsborough (1918), Book Law (1927)