Stan Mellor | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born | 10 April 1937 |
Died | 1 August 2020 (aged 83) |
Major racing wins | |
As a jockey King George VI Chase (twice) Whitbread Gold Cup Mackeson Gold Cup Gloucestershire Hurdle Queen Mother Champion Chase Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup As a trainer Triumph Hurdle Stayers' Hurdle | |
Honours | |
MBE |
Stanley Thomas Edward Mellor MBE (10 April 1937[1][2] – 1 August 2020) was a National Hunt jockey and trainer who was the first jockey to ride 1,000 winners and Champion Jockey three years in a row from 1960 to 1962.