biography
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Richards, Sir Gordon
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1904–86)
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| biography:
| Jockey and trainer, born in Oakengates, Shropshire, WC England, UK. Between 1921 and 1954 he rode a record 4870 winners in Britain, and was champion jockey a record 26 times (1925–53). On 12 occasions he rode 200 winners in a season, and his 269 winners in 1947 remained a record until broken by Tony McCoy in 2002. He won 14 English Classics (1930–53), and rode 12 consecutive winners (1933), including all six at Chepstow. He won his only Epsom Derby in 1953 on Pinza, six days after receiving a knighthood. He took up training after retirement in 1954. |
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