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		Gordon Richards was born in Ivy Row, known to the locals as Potato Row in Donnington Wood, on 5 May 1904.
		Gordon was noted as being kind and generous, and to commemorate his achievement, he returned to the area from his home in Wiltshire to present the schoolchildren of Wrockwardine Wood with a celebratory mug.
		Sir Gordon always had his work cut out if he was going to achieve the same success at the track-side as he did as a mount, but he did train Pipe of Peace, the champion two year old colt of 1956, and Reform, who was the leading miler of 1967.
	www.oakengates.com /history/gordonrichards.htm (2968 words)

	Gordon Richards Encyclopedia Article @ Populace.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gordon Richards is the historian for the Truckee Donner Historical Society.
		Gordon Richards was raised in the Wiltshire village of Pinza (now part of pub).
		Winning The Derby was undoubtedly Sir Gordon's crowning victory, and he was promptly summoned from the winners' enclosure to be congratulated by the Queen.
	www.populace.org /encyclopedia/Gordon_Richards (888 words)

	The Kingdom: A salute to Sir Gordon to mark his centenary year
		GORDON Richards was born 100 years ago this month and it would be a shame to let the centenary of his birth pass by unnoticed.
		Gordon was born on May 5, 1904, at Donnington Wood, Shropshire, the son of a miner.
		In 1925 Gordon Richards was champion jockey for the first time with 118 winners and, expect for the years 1926 (hit with TB), 1930 (lost out by 1 to Freddie Fox), 1941 (broke a leg), he was champion until 1953 when he had his one and only Derby winner.
	www.the-kingdom.ie /news/story.asp?j=13390 (698 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Features - Sir Gordon Richards - Part One
		Sir Gordon Richards is the only jockey to have been knighted.
		The son of a miner, Gordon Richards was born on 5th May 1904, and was raised in a family of eight brothers and sisters in the Shropshire village of Donnington Wood, now part of Telford.
		Sir Gordon left school at the age of 13, and initially worked as a junior clerk in St George's often riding a pony to work, then leaving it tied up in a nearby field for the day.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/features/2003/06/sir_gordon_richards.shtml (733 words)

	Gordon Richards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Achievement followed achievement, with Richards winning the 1947 Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse aboard Tudor Minstrel by 8 lengths, the largest winning margin in the race since 1900.
		This time Sir Gordon rode Pinza, a huge horse for a flat-thoroughbread at 16 hands high, and he rode a terrific race.
		Not until 2002 was his record number of victories in a season exceeded, by jump jockey A.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gordon_Richards (741 words)

	One Man - The Tribute
		Sir Gordon once received an account from Weatherbys for a Carlisle meeting which belonged to G W R. Sir Gordon also used to tell the story of the time he was holidaying in Barbados and someone congratulated him on all the winners he had been training during the winter!
		Richards resold the half-share to the wealthy Newcastle builder Philip Cussins, and it was in Cussins's colours that Playlord achieved his greatest triumphs, winning, in 1969, the Great Yorkshire Chase and Scottish National and finishing third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
		RICHARDS' long-held ambition to capture the most demanding prize in steeplechasing was realised in 1978 when Lucius got the better of a sustained duel with the gallant Sebastian V. In many ways, Lucius was a perfect illustration of the Richards view that patience held the key to coaxing the best from prospective chasers.
	www.famousracehorses.co.uk /oneman/onemantrainer.htm (5514 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Horse Racing \| Jockey's lasting legacy
		Sir Gordon Richards finally ended his hoodoo in the most famous Flat race of all when he landed victory at the 28th attempt.
		Sir Gordon clocked up the straight dozen over three consceutive meetings, more stepping stones on the way to a total of 4,870 career victories.
		Richards weighed barely five stone in his first races, and was 6st 11lbs when he won the first of 26 champion jockey titles in 1925.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/2942178.stm (637 words)

	McCoy Smashes 55-Year Riding Record in Britain \| bloodhorse.com
		No one thought Richards record would ever be topped, and certainly not by a jumps jockey.
		It may be hard to compare the merits of a flat jockey riding 269 winners 55 years ago and a modern-day jumps jockey surpassing that feat, but that should not decry what McCoy has done this season--he is over 150 winners clear of his nearest rival.
		Richards flat season in 1947 lasted only eight months, but he had almost as many rides as McCoy.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=8897 (223 words)

	Irish Examiner - 2002/04/03: Racing world hails record-breaker McCoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		TONY McCOY broke Sir Gordon Richards' long-standing record for winners in a season when notching his 270th triumph of the campaign at Warwick yesterday.
		Richards' record had stood for 55 years and McCoy couldn't hide his delight at breaking it.
		Sir Gordon Richards was a colossus of his age and a tremendous jockey but we have to remember that McCoy is riding over jumps with all the perils and dangers that entails.
	archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/2002/04/03/story25924.asp (546 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - McCoy rides his name into racing history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Sir Gordon’s record for number of winners in a season had stood for 55 years and McCoy couldn’t hide his delight at breaking it.
		Arguments have raged in the weeks leading up to McCoy’s assault on the record, whether the modern-day feat should be considered a greater achievement than the one managed by Sir Gordon in an age which did not afford jockeys the luxuries of air travel and agents in their search for winners.
		But the fact remains: Sir Gordon achieved his record as a Flat jockey, while McCoy reached one of the greatest milestones in sport by risking his life every day.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=357392002 (1148 words)

	Sir Gordon Richards
		Gordon was still only a young boy of seven, but his passengers always felt comfortable with him at the reins.
		The next season in 1927 was as successful as his first, and Richards regained the title of Champion jockey, a title in fact he held thereon every year until his retirement in 1953 with the exception of two seasons racing.
		Sir Gordon always had his work cut out if he was going to achieve the same success at the track-side as he did as a rider, but he did train Pipe of Peace, the champion two year old colt of 1956, and Reform, who was the leading miler of 1967.
	www.bloodlines.net /TB/Notes/RichardsSirGordon.htm (2997 words)

	Horseracing History Online - Person Profile : Gordon Richards
		With his unorthodox style, long reins, upright and slightly twisted torso, Gordon Richards rode in a class of his own and was Champion Jockey on 26 occasions.
		Gordon Richards was a man of absolute integrity, which, together with his amazing racing career, was recognised when he became Sir Gordon in 1953, the year of his Derby triumph.
		Gordon Richards was born in Shropshire, one of 12 children of a miner, and was apprenticed to Martin Hartigan at Foxhill in Wiltshire and then Ogborne Maizey near Marlborough.
	www.horseracinghistory.co.uk /hrho/action/viewDocument?id=978 (268 words)

	The history of Portobello
		When Nurse Richards returned next week that child, along with all the others who had had such a note, were called out of class to go back to the office.
		For the fact of the matter was that her brother was Sir Gordon Richards, the most famous jockey of the day.
		Nurse Richards was still there when I left the estate to get married and I think she carried on for many years more, still a pillar of the community.
	www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk /articles/Portobello/richards.htm (1403 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Features - Sir Gordon Richards Part Two
		By December 1926, Sir Gordon was back in the saddle, and returned to winning ways in the 1927 racing season.
		Winning The Derby was undoubtedly Sir Gordon's crowning victory, and he was promptly summoned from the winners' enclosure to be congratulated by the Queen.
		Sir Gordon's riding career ended in 1954 following a pelvis injury, but he continued to indulge his passion for racing, by becoming a horse trainer and advisor.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/features/2003/06/sir_gordon_richards2.shtml (689 words)

	McCoy Sets British Jump Riding Record \| bloodhorse.com
		Tony McCoy beat Gordon Richards' all-time record 269 winners in a season on Tuesday when he guided Shepherds Rest and Valfonic to victory in back to back races at Warwick.
		Richards had set his on the flat in 1947.
		Trainer Martin Pipe, who has provided most of McCoy's winners this season, was delighted the jockey had reached the landmark on one of his thoroughbreds.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=8874 (446 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Unreal McCoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tipped for greatness: Tony McCoy is hard on the heels of Sir Gordon Richards’ winning record that has stood the test of time for 55 years, but it is something the champion jockey prefers not to dwell on.
		As he chases the record of Sir Gordon Richards, who rode 269 winners on the Flat in 1947, McCoy has been told by several people - though not to his face - that even if he breaks the 55-year-old mark, he will not be able to rank himself alongside Richards.
		The great Sir Gordon did not have helicopters and motorways to help him, did not race all year round, and evening meetings did not start until late in the 1947 season.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=347432002 (1659 words)

	Who holds the record for riding the most winners in a season? in The AnswerBank: Sport
		The legendary flat jockey Sir Gordon Richards set the record of 269 winners in a single season in 1947, exactly 60 years ago.
		He is currently 2-9 on to storm past Richards' total and reach 300 for the season, and those odds probably won't last long.
		In the Richards era there were no evening or Sunday meetings, and like Schiergen, there were no helicopters to transport him from one track to another on the same day to cram in as many rides as possible.
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article2932.html (485 words)

	Stanford 20/20 - Tournament
		Sir Allen is adamant in his belief that excellence should be rewarded and the prize structure for the competition reflects this.
		Stanford has enlisted the support of 14 cricket legends who act as ambassadors for the tournament, advancing the philosophy behind the event, assisting with the promotion of the competition throughout the region and supporting the participating countries.
		They are Sir Everton Weekes, Sir Garfield Sobers, Rev. Wes Hall, Lance Gibbs, Andy Roberts, Sir Vivian Richards, Michael Holding, Desmond Haynes, Courtney Walsh, Gordon Greenidge, Joel Garner, Richie Richardson, Ian Bishop and Curtly Ambrose.
	www.stanford2020.com /tournament.php (426 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - McCoy breaks Sir Gordon's record
		Tony McCoy broke Sir Gordon Richards' record for winners in a season when notching his 270th win of the campaign at Warwick today.
		It's absolutely brilliant that he should beat Sir Gordon Richards' record and I'm thrilled to bits for him.
		We have never seen his like before." Former champion jump jockey and Channel Four pundit John Francome also paid tribute to McCoy and believes Sir Gordon would also be pleased with McCoy's landmark.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2002/0402/mccoyt.html (279 words)

	English Racehorse Show
		He lives in the management of racehorse syndication and Great racehorse trainers by Tim Fitzgeorge Parker Publisher Pelham Language English ISBN Oliver Sherwood Racehorse Trainers based in Rhonehurst Lambourn with years experience as a National Hunt Trainer.
		English Law is the law which applies to these Conditions and SUBJECT Racehorse trainers; Horse owners; Horse racing; Thoroughbred barn horse; Biography; United States; Oliver Sherwood Racehorse Trainers based in Rhonehurst Lambourn with years experience as a National Hunt Trainer.
		English Law is the law which applies track to these Conditions and winning most jockey in English racing history behind Sir Gordon Richards.
	definitivearticle.com /english-racehorse-trainers.htm (476 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mary O'Hea was at boarding school in Farnborough when the legendary jockey Gordon Richards rode her childhood pony to victory around Tattenham Corner.
		True to form Sir Gordon, in the colours of Lord Derby, surged clear of the field to win a silver cup for the young "racehorse owner".
		Miss O'Hea obliged and was rewarded in 1944 when Sir Gordon finished second in the same race.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=620146 (360 words)

	BBC SPORT \| HORSE RACING \| Tributes pour in for McCoy
		The world of racing has paid tribute to Tony McCoy after the jockey beat Sir Gordon Richards' record for the number of winners in a season.
		McCoy equalled Sir Gordon's mark of 269 when he won the 1540BST at Warwick on Shepherds Rest.
		Former champion jump jockey John Francome also paid tribute to McCoy and believes Sir Gordon would be delighted with McCoy's achievement.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/1907513.stm (297 words)

	Horse Racing Online Odds
		A highly acclaimed and stylish jump jockey, Richard held the record for the greatest number of career wins for a jump jockey (1699) until that figure was overtaken by Tony McCoy in August 2002.
		Still very much in demand it will be interesting to see just how close he can get to Gordon Richards record wins of 4870 before he hangs up his boots.
		To cap it all Tony then beat Sir Gordon Richards' record for winners in a season for all types of racing in 2002.
	www.horseracingonlineodds.com /horse-racing-history-jockey.htm (1542 words)

	Rae Guest Racing - The Early Dats
		Born in Wantage, Rae travelled around the country as a child, living near where father Charlie was riding.
		Rae started his riding career as an apprentice to Sir Gordon Richards at Whitsbury for whom he had his first rides.
		However, when Rae left Sir Gordon he got the call from uncle Nelson who was training in Denmark.
	www.raeguest.com /early_days.asp (101 words)

	JockeySite.com
		Arguably, by choice, that vital statistic of beating Sir Gordon's record has eluded him, but it doesn't in any way lessen his achievements.
		Eddery spent one more year in the saddle than Richards and had far more rides, although it could be argued that racing is a lot more competitive now than it was during the Richards era (1921 to 1954).
		However, Richards rode 4,870 winners and would have topped 5,000 but for World War II and was champion jockey 26 times compared to Eddery's 11 titles.
	www.jockeysite.com /stories/pateddery.htm (2628 words)

	Richards - FAQ - Encyclopedia Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		What was the name of Sir Gordon Richards first winning horse?
		In the 1983 World Cup final, who took a brilliant catch on the boundary to dismiss Viv Richards?
		When and why did the legendary jockey Gordon Richards once take over 5 minutes to race his horse less than 2 miles?
	www.funtrivia.com /en/faq/Richards.html (51 words)

	Kintbury Property Management Limited , property management, rentals, renovation & relocation
		The colour of the new rope sallies was chosen as blue and gold, corresponding to Gordon Richards' racing colours.
		The bell (known as 'Little Moppy') from the Paddock frequented by Sir Gordon at Windsor racecourse was donated to St. Mary's at this time and is now hung in the belfry as a Sanctus bell.
		In the Autumn each year the Guest of Honour at the Sir Gordon Richards Memorial concert in the church is invited to chime Sir Gordon's own bell in the tower.
	www.kintbury.co.uk /village.html (3696 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Sports \| EDDERY BOWS OUT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Eddery is hoping for further success in his new career managing racing syndicates, but his record as a jockey already ensures he will go down in racing legend.
		His tally of 4,632 winners is second only to that of Sir Gordon Richards and his big- race haul includes three Epsom Derby wins and four Arc successes.
		Yet the 51-year-old was unable to finish his career with a win at Doncaster.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/664/sp6.htm (244 words)

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