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Edwards was the son of trainer James "Tiny" Edwards, and brother of jockeys Edward and Harry.
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His greatest success came in the 1837 Derby on Phosphorus, who, because he had been lame prior to the race, started a 40/1 outsider. After retiring from riding, Count Cambis, stud manager to the Duke of Orleans, appointed him to train the Duke"s horses. Further success as a trainer seemed assured, until the Duke was thrown from his carriage and killed.
Edwards was immediately evicted and, despite being given the occasional ride by General Peel, his career never recovered.
He died, penniless, in a Newmarket workhouse in 1851.
