Guy Disney

Guy Disney
Born (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982
EducationMalvern College, Worcestershire
Alma materRoyal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire
OccupationJockey
Known forWinner, Royal Artillery Gold Cup, Sandown Park, Surrey (Feb. 2017)
First amputee to win a horse race at a professional race course in Britain
British Army veteran

Captain Guy Fraser Disney MBE (born 17 March 1982) is a British steeplechase jockey and former soldier.

Disney served with the British Army in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021); he lost his leg in an explosion there in 2009. He became the first amputee jockey to win a horse race at a professional racecourse in Britain – he won the 2017 Royal Artillery Gold Cup at Sandown Park Racecourse.

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