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Encyclopedia > Walter Swinburn

Walter Swinburn (born:August 7, 1961) was a flat racing jockey during the 1980s and 1990s in United Kingdom.


He rode his first winner, Paddy's Luck, on July 12, 1978 at Kempton Park but gained considerable fame for riding the superstar Shergar to victory in the Epsom Derby in 1981 by a record 10 lengths.


In 1983, he rode All Along to victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe then the filly captured 1983 Horse of the Year honors with three straight major event wins in North America: the Washington International at Laurel, Maryland, the Rothmans International at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, and the Turf Classic at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York.


United Kingdom Career Wins

Major Winners


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The Family of John Swinburn of Newark, Nottinghamshire (464 words)
HARRY SWINBURN, born (reg.Q2 Ecclesall Bierlow) 1873 Heeley; on 1881 census with parents, a scholar aged 8; on 1901 census at Ecclesall, a Machine File Cutter aged 28; died 11 January 1934 at the Royal Hospital, Sheffield, whilst of 43 Bridgefield Road, Sheffield, Admon.
FREDERICK SWINBURN, born (reg.Q3 Ecclesall Bierlow) 1877 Heeley; on 1881 census with parents, a scholar aged 5
ALBERT SWINBURN, born (reg.Q3 Ecclesall Bierlow) 1873 Sheffield; on 1881 census with parents, a scholar aged 7; on 1901 census at Norton, Derbyshire, a Stock Brokers Clerk aged 27; died (reg.Q4) 1936
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