Sim Templeman's jockey spurs, complete with original leather strapping Provenance: Sim Templeman, and hence by family descent. Simeon Templeman was

Sim Templeman's jockey spurs, complete with original leather strapping Provenance: Sim Templeman, and hence by family descent. Simeon Templeman was born into a farming family in the East Riding village of Everingham in 1805. His unusual riding style drew much comment and he was described to have his legs sticking out so straight that his toes were in front of the shoulders of the horse. Templeman won the Epsom Derby three times, in 1839 with Bloomsbury, followed by an 1847 victory with Cossack and the following year won again on Surplice. He also won The Oaks three times with Miami in 1847, Cyba the following year and aboard Marchioness in 1855. Templeman won the St Leger with Newminster in 1851. He married Sara a daughter of Sylvester Reed, landlord of the Old Sandhill Inn, in Colliergate, York, and they had three children. His patron became the sixth Duke of Leeds a descendant of the owner of the famous Godolphin Arabian. Together they had many successes. By 1839 he started his successful classic victories with other patrons from Newmarket. Notably, Templeman won the inaugural running of the York Ebor in 1843 when he rode Pagan for Colonel Craddock. Sim Templeman died in 1884 and was buried in York Cemetery. A silver-gilt trophy cup (by William Frisbee) from Sim Templeman's collection is being offered at a Sotheby's auction on 10th November 2015.