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William Arnold Billy Higgs (1880 – 1958) was a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey trainer owner and breeder colloquially referred to as Farmer Higgs. He was twice Champion Jockey of Britain.For the most successful period of his career he was stable jockey to Sam Darling at Beckhampton. With Darling he won the 1906 and 1907 flat jockeys’ championship and picked up his only British Classic – the 1907 2000 Guineas on Slieve Gallion.