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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. He remains the only flat jockey to have been knighted.
1 de may. de 2024 · Sir Gordon Richards 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). His career total of 4,870 victories was a world record, broken by Johnny Longden of the United States on Sept. 3, 1956.
17 de mar. de 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...
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.
30 de sept. de 1998 · Gordon Richards was a successful National Hunt trainer who trained two winners of the Grand National, Lucius and Hallo Dandy. He also handled many other top-class horses, such as Playlord, Titus Oates and One Man, who won the King George VI Chase twice.
18 de mar. de 2005 · It's over 50 years since the famous win of Shropshire jockey, Sir Gordon Richards at the Epsom Derby. With 4,870 wins during his career, he is arguably the most successful jockey in racing...
23 de jun. de 2021 · If records and statistics mean anything at all, Sir Gordon Richards is the greatest Flat jockey of all time. Richards was decades ahead of his time in his obsession with riding as many winners as possible, his insatiable appetite and tunnel vision in pursuit of perfection making him a statistical phenomenon unrivalled until the ...
