He is the youngest son of Joseph & Anne Wright of Avenue Farm in Waverton, Cheshire. Initially he trained at Hey House in Saughall, Cheshire for the Fawcett brothers, whom his father had bred and trained for, before moving his training to the Caeau, near Hope, Flintshire.
His family was known for its success during the late 19th century. In his later years he lived at Saighton, Cheshire. Training greyhounds for coursing Tom Wright employed many different methods to ensure his dogs successes.
Hanging pig carcasses from a tree encouraging the dogs to jump to strengthen their hind legs and teaching them to jump drainage ditches that they may encounter during the coursing.
In the White Lion public house in Brampton, Cumberland he purchased the greyhound bitch Fair Future for £5 from the landlord. The bitches litters yielded amongst the first Waterloo Cup winning greyhound for the Fawcett brothers and Tom Wright.
The following is a list of the Waterloo Cup winning greyhounds that he trained:
1896 Fabulous Fortune
1900 Fearless Footsteps
1901 Fearless Footsteps
1902 Farndon Ferry
1903 Father Flint.
