# Dick Goodisson
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{{Short description|English C18-19 jockey and trainer}}
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{{Infobox horseracing personality
|name = Dick Goodisson
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|occupation = [Jockey](/source/Jockey)
|birth_date = c. 1750
|birth_place = [Selby](/source/Selby), North Yorkshire, England
|death_date = 9 September 1817
|death_place = [Newmarket](/source/Newmarket%2C_Suffolk), Suffolk, England
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|race = '''British Classic Races:'''
[Oaks Stakes](/source/Epsom_Oaks) (1779, 1780, 1781)
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|horses = [Bridget](/source/Bridget_(horse))
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|updated = 23 February 2022
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'''Richard Goodisson''' (c. 1750 – 1817) was an English [classic](/source/British_Classic_Races)-winning [jockey](/source/jockey) and trainer, who won the first three runnings of the [Oaks Stakes](/source/Oaks_Stakes) between 1779 and 1781.
==Career==
Born in [Selby](/source/Selby), Goodisson moved south to [Newmarket, Suffolk](/source/Newmarket%2C_Suffolk), like fellow Yorkshire jockey [John Shepherd](/source/John_Shepherd_(jockey)), to further his career and seek better money.{{sfn|Tanner|Cranham|1992|p=19}} There, he gained the attention of the [Duke of Queensberry](/source/William_Douglas%2C_4th_Duke_of_Queensberry), for whom he would ride and train until the Duke's retirement from racing interests in 1806.{{sfn|Mortimer|Onslow|Willett|1978|p=243}} The partnership was only interrupted by a three-week disagreement, during which the Duke, having booked Goodisson to ride his horse, opted at the last minute to ride him himself.[ When the Duke died in 1810, he left Goodisson £2,000.{{sfn|Tanner|Cranham|1992|p=19}}
Goodisson's most notable victory was the first [Oaks Stakes](/source/Oaks_Stakes) for [Lord Derby](/source/Edward_Smith-Stanley%2C_12th_Earl_of_Derby), after whose residence the race was named, in 1779 on the bay filly [Bridget](/source/Bridget_(horse)) at [odds](/source/odds) of 5/2.{{sfn|Barrett|1995|p=9}} He then won the two following runnings{{snd}}on Tetotum in 1780 and on [Lord Grosvenor](/source/Richard_Grosvenor%2C_1st_Earl_Grosvenor)'s filly Faith in 1781.
He shared an intense rivalry with fellow jockey [Sam Chifney](/source/Sam_Chifney_Sr.). After one particularly rough race, the two became involved in a brawl, during which they both ended up using their whips on the other. A formal boxing match was arranged to settle the affair. It took place for a stake of 25 guineas on New Year's Day 1799 inside a roped ring in a room in the Duke of Queensberry's house.{{sfn|Thompson|2000|p=114}} The fight lasted over an hour, with the stamina of Goodisson{{snd}}the heavier and stronger man{{snd}}winning out over Chifney, the cleverer boxer.][ Following the fight, they became and remained friends for the rest of their careers.{{sfn|Thompson|2000|p=114}}
==Style and reputation==
Goodisson was said to have had a "flash of lightning style at the post" ,{{sfn|Tanner|Cranham|1992|p=19}} as well as being "unsubtle but effective".{{sfn|Thompson|2000|p=114}}
He gained the nickname 'Hellfire Dick' because of his use of [profanity](/source/profanity){{sfn|Tanner|Cranham|1992|p=19}} and was also known for his unkempt appearance,{{sfn|Tanner|Cranham|1992|p=19}}{{sfn|Thompson|2000|p=114}} developing a reputation as "the most slovenly jockey in Newmarket".{{sfn|Mortimer|Onslow|Willett|1978|p=243}} He was known to carry around £500 in cash in his pocket, a legacy of having once missed out on a successful bet for that amount because he had not had the money.{{sfn|Mortimer|Onslow|Willett|1978|p=243}}
==Personal life==
Goodisson married Jane Bentley with whom he had four sons{{snd}}William, John, [Thomas](/source/Tom_Goodisson) and Charles{{snd}}and two daughters, Catherine and Ann. The latter two sons became jockeys like their father. Tom won the [Derby](/source/Derby_Stakes) four times, though Charles predeceased his father, dying in 1813 at the age of 27. Goodisson died on 9 September 1817 in Newmarket.{{sfn|Mortimer|Onslow|Willett|1978|p=243}}
==Major wins==
{{flagicon|Great Britain}} '''[Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain)'''
* [Oaks Stakes](/source/Epsom_Oaks) - (3) - ''[Bridget](/source/Bridget_(horse)) (1779), Tetotum (1780), Faith (1781)''
==See also==
*[List of jockeys](/source/List_of_jockeys)
*[List of significant families in British horse racing](/source/List_of_significant_families_in_British_horse_racing)
==References==
{{reflist|2|refs=
][
{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/jockeypediayeareight2/goodisson-richard |title=''q.v.'' Richard Goodisson |publisher=Jockeypedia |access-date=23 February 2022}}
]
}}
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing |last1=Mortimer |first1=Roger |last2=Onslow |first2=Richard |last3=Willett |first3=Peter |year=1978 |publisher=Macdonald and Jane's |location=[London](/source/London) |isbn=0-354-08536-0}}
* {{cite book |title=Great Jockeys of the Flat |last1=Tanner |first1=Michael |last2=Cranham |first2=Gerry |year=1992 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |location=[Enfield, Middlesex](/source/London_Borough_of_Enfield) |isbn=0-85112-989-7}}
* {{cite book |title=The Daily Telegraph Chronicle of Horse Racing |editor-last1=Barrett |editor-first1=Norman |year=1995 |publisher=Guinness Publishing |location=[Enfield, Middlesex](/source/London_Borough_of_Enfield) |isbn=0-85112-649-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Laura |title=Newmarket: from James I to the present day |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RiDbAAAAMAAJ |year=2000 |publisher=Virgin Books |location=London |isbn=978-1-85227-853-3 }}
Category:1817 deaths
Category:British jockeys
Category:Sportspeople from Selby
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