Born Joseph Wright (born 1855) in Waverton, Cheshire, the eldest son of Joseph & Anne Wright of Avenue Farm, previous of The White Lion Inn.
He trained Burnaby and Thoughtless Beauty (winners of the Waterloo Cup in 1888 and 1895) and Paracelus and Prince Plausible, the runners up in 1903 and 1905.
He won and divided the Netherby Cup with Pins and Needles, Pennegant, Pelerine, Pursebearer, Paracelus and Prince Rupert, Penelope II, Peregrine Pickle, Persine Beauty and Pentonville.
[3] His sons Harold, Bob, Tom, Joe and George all followed their father's footsteps as trainers.
He died in 1923 at Park Farm, Raven Meols Lane, Formby after a long illness at the age of 69 years.