Sir Gordon Richards o como ganar el Derby de Epsom a los 49 años - Sir Gordon Richards or how to win the Epsom Derby at 49
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(Please look for the English version below)
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Pero en ella también estaba Pinza, propiedad de Sir Victor Sassoon, montado por Sir Gordon Richards. Pinza ganó cómodamente al caballo real que luchaba por la segunda plaza de la prueba.
Sir Gordon Richards afrontaba su vigésimo octavo Derby a la edad de 49 años sin haber ganado ninguno de ellos. Curiosamente, unos días antes, la reina había concedido a este gran jockey el título de Sir y este se lo agradeció batiendo al caballo de su majestad.
En la foto inferior, del Daily Herald, podemos ver al jockey al que fueron a saludar al paddock, antes de la carrera, la reina y el duque de Edimburgo.
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Pinza ganó cómodamente la carrera y como hecho anecdótico, hay que recordar que la reina fue a felicitar a jockey por su victoria diciéndole :
"Si tenía que ser alguien, estoy contenta de que haya sido usted".
Hemos rescatado de nuestro NO-DO el vídeo sobre la carrera. Es muy breve pero se pueden apreciar los momentos mas importantes de este gran acontecimiento.
En el vídeo se desliza un tremendo error cuando el narrador dice lo siguiente :
"Pinza ha obtenido 4.670 victorias y ha participado 28 veces en el Derby sin ganar ninguno".
Es evidente que se refería al jockey y no al caballo
En el vídeo se desliza un tremendo error cuando el narrador dice lo siguiente :
"Pinza ha obtenido 4.670 victorias y ha participado 28 veces en el Derby sin ganar ninguno".
Es evidente que se refería al jockey y no al caballo
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Sus cifras son extraordinarias : ganó 4.870 veces, fue 26 temporadas campeón de victorias en su país, llegó a ensillar 269 ganadores en la misma temporada y batió el récord mundial de 12 ganadores consecutivos. El fue uno de los mas grandes jockeys de la historia del turf.
Sirva esta breve artículo como nuestro pequeño homenaje en su memoria.
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It happened in 1953 (what a great year!), half a million people gathered at the Epsom racecourse. In that year, Queen Elizabeth II had just been crowned and went, as is her custom, to Epsom Downs to witness the Derby. His horse Aureole, raised by the father of the queen, King George VI, participated that day in the race.
But in this race was also Pinza, owned by Sir Victor Sassoon, ridden by Sir Gordon Richards. Pinza won comfortably the real horse that fought for the second place in the race.
Sir Gordon Richards was facing his twenty-eighth Derby at the age of 49 years without having won any of them. Curiously, a few days before, the queen had granted this great jockey the title of Sir and he thanked him by beating the horse of his majesty.
In the photo below, from the Daily Herald, we can see the jockey, to whom they went to greet him in the paddock before the race, the queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Pinza comfortably won the race and as an anecdotal fact, we must remember that the queen went to congratulate the jockey for his victory by saying:
"If it had to be someone, I'm glad it was you."
We have rescued the video about the race from our NO-DO. It is very brief but you can appreciate the most important moments of this great event.
In the video slides a tremendous error when the narrator says the following :
"Pinza has obtained 4,670 victories and has participated 28 times in the Derby without winning any."
It is clear that he was referring to the jockey and not the horse
Sir Gordon Richards (left) ended his career the following year, after turning 50.
His numbers are extraordinary: he won 4,870 times, was 26 seasons victorious champion in his country, came to saddle 269 winners in the same season and broke the world record of 12 consecutive winners. He was one of the greatest jockeys in turf history.
Serve this brief article as our little tribute in his memory.
Serve this brief article as our little tribute in his memory.
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