Gordon Richards (jockey)
Gordon Richards, in the colours of J. A. Dewar (Gallaher's cigarette card, 1936) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1904 |
| Died | 10 November 1986 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 4,870 (from 21,843 rides) |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Race wins: 1000 Guineas (1942, 1948, 1951) 2000 Guineas (1938, 1942, 1947) Derby (1953) Oaks (1930, 1942) St Leger (1930, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1944) Other major race wins: Gold Cup (1934, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1952) Champion Stakes (1932, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1947) Coronation Cup (1937, 1939) Coronation Stakes (1951) Dewhurst Stakes (1936, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1952) Eclipse Stakes (1938) Goodwood Cup (1932, 1934) July Cup (1933, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1953) Middle Park Stakes (1933, 1937, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1953) Nunthorpe Stakes (1939, 1949, 1950, 1952) St. James's Palace Stakes (1947, 1949, 1952) Sussex Stakes (1928, 1936, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952) | |
| Racing awards | |
| Champion jockey 26 times | |
| Honours | |
| Knighthood (1953), Honorary Member of the Jockey Club (1970) | |
| Memorials | |
| Gordon Richards Stakes | |
| Significant horses | |
| Abernant, Belle of All, Big Game, Brulette, Cameronian, Chatelaine, Chulmleigh, Combat, Felicitation, Khaled, Migoli, Myrobella, Nasrullah, Owen Tudor, Pasch, Pinza, Queenpot, Rose of England, Scottish Union, Singapore, Sun Chariot, Tehran, Tudor Minstrel, Turkhan | |
Sir Gordon Richards (5 May 1904 – 10 November 1986) was an English jockey who was the champion jockey 26 times. He is often considered one of the world's greatest jockeys. He remains the only flat jockey to have received a knighthood.