Josh Gifford

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Josh Gifford (3 August 1941 – 9 February 2012) was a jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing.^[1] He was a four-time Champion Jockey, riding 642 winners in his career.

Biography

Gifford was born in Huntingdon. At the age of 28, he turned to training racehorses, with Frank Pullen being his first owner, and later trained Aldaniti, the winner of the 1981 Grand National. He was played by Edward Woodward in the 1983 film Champions.

His training stables, which he took over from his former boss, Captain H. Ryan Price, were located in Findon, West Sussex.

His daughter, Kristina Cook, won two eventing bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in both the team and individual events, and a silver medal in the team event at the 2012 London Olympics.^[2]

He died in the early hours of 9 February 2012 at his Findon yard in West Sussex, after suffering a heart attack.^[3]

References

↑ Marcus Townend. "Josh Gifford dies at the age of 70 | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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↑ Obituary on BBC Radio 4's Last Word http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01by9ll#p00pb1k6

Persondata
Name	Gifford, Josh
Alternative names
Short description	British jockey
Date of birth	3 August 1941
Place of birth	Huntingdon, West Sussex
Date of death	9 February 2012
Place of death	Findon, West Sussex

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