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Sir Gordon Richards (5 May 1904 – 10 November 1986) was an English jockey who was the British flat racing Champion Jockey 26 times, and is often considered the world's greatest jockey. [1] [2] [3] He remains the only flat jockey to have been knighted .
May 1, 2024 · Sir Gordon Richards (born May 5, 1904, Oakengates, Shropshire, Eng.—died Nov. 10, 1986, Kintbury, Berkshire) was an English jockey, the first to ride 4,000 winners and the leading rider in British flat (Thoroughbred) racing for 26 of his 34 seasons (1921–54).
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Sir Gordon died in 1986, aged 82. His total of 4,870 winners is still a British record. He was British Flat racing’s champion jockey 26 times, another record which still stands.
Mar 17, 2024 · Dive into the compelling journey of Sir Gordon Richards, racing's first knight, in our latest video feature. Explore how this legendary jockey transformed the lives of jockeys, proving they...
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Sir Gordon Richards. Born on 5 May 1904, Sir Gordon Richards is widely considered to be the best jockey that the world has ever seen. Born in England, his love of horses started early at his family home where his father reared a number of pit ponies in the village of Donnington Wood in Shropshire.
Gordon Richards, 1904–86, British jockey. He began as a stable apprentice in 1919. From the mid-1920s until his retirement in 1954, he was the championship jockey of England 26 times. In 1943 he became the all-time British winner, surpassing Fred Archer's record of 2,749 wins; in all he won 4,870 races.
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Jun 23, 2021 · Sir Gordon Richards: an outstanding figure in racing for more than 20 years. If records and statistics mean anything at all, Sir Gordon Richards is the greatest Flat jockey of all time.
