Guy Disney

Guy Disney
Born (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42)
NationalityBritish
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[1] Guy Fraser Disney MBE (born 17 March 1982[2]) is a British steeplechase jockey. He is the first amputee jockey to win a horse race at a professional race-course in Britain. He won the Royal Artillery Gold Cup, on his horse, Rathlin Rose, at Sandown Park Racecourse, in Esher in Surrey, on 17 February 2017.[3] Disney's horse was trained by racehorse trainer David Pipe.[3]

As a former serviceman in the British Army, Disney said his thoughts turned to his fallen colleagues in Afghanistan when he won.[4]

  1. ^ "Afghanistan veteran Captain Guy Disney rides Sandown winner eight years after losing lower right leg". The Daily Telegraph. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Guy Disney". Walking With The Wounded. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sandown: Amputee jockey Guy Disney takes historic victory in Royal Artillery Gold Cup". BBC Sport. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Amputee war veteran Guy Disney delights in historic racing victory". ITV News. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.