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Michael Scudamore senior (born 1932/33[1]) is a former National Hunt jockey and trainer, who rode a winner in each of the sport's three biggest steeplechases - the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and King George VI Chase during his career.
Career[edit]
Jockey[edit]
Scudamore experienced major success in the 1956 King George VI Chase on Peter Cazalet's Rose Park, a 100-6 shot who beat more fancied stable companion Devon Loch[2]. The following year he went on to take the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Linwell[2]. However, his biggest win as a jockey came in the 1959 Grand National when he rode the Willie Stephenson trained bay gelding Oxo to victory by one-and-a-half lengths from Wyndburgh.[1]. Besides this success, Scudamore also holds the record for most consecutive rides in the Grand National, a sequence of 16, starting in 1951, when he fell at the first on a horse called Easter A Calling, and ending in 1966[1].
Retirement as a jockey was forced upon him aged 34 due to head injuries sustained in a fall at Wolverhampton. During his career he had won all the top jumps races bar the Champion Hurdle[2]. His last win before officially retiring was on Gay Record at Wye in 1966, although he returned to win a celebrity race on the flat at Wincanton in 1998[2] while in his sixties.
Trainer[edit]
Scudamore took out a trainer's licence soon after his retirement and trained for nearly thirty years, until 1996. He then took to riding out several times a week for Nigel Twiston-Davies[2]
In 2005, he took out his licence once again and trained at Eccleswall Court. During this time the yard had a few big wins including Heltornic at Wetherby and Haydock, and The Wicketkeeper winning a listed race at Ascot.[3]. His grandson, Michael Jr, took over the trainers licence from in April 2008.[4]
Family[edit]
Scudamore is also the head of one of the most notable dynasties in British horse racing.
His son Peter was eight-time champion jump jockey and his grandsons Tom and Michael Jr are both horsemen - Tom is a distinguished National Hunt jockey and Michael a trainer[1].
Scudamore's father was also an amateur rider in the 1940s.[2]
Michael still helps out at the yard of Michael Jr, near Ross-on-Wye, in Herefordshire, although he stopped riding out in 2007[1].
| Michael Scudamore | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Former jockey and trainer |
| Born | 1932-33 |
| Major racing wins | |
| Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup, King George VI Chase | |
| Significant horses | |
| Oxo | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Henderson, Jon (3 April 2009). "Tom Scudamore carries the weight of family tradition into the Grand National". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Owen, Garry (25 May 2002). "Where are they now? Michael Scudamore". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Employee Spotlight". Scudamore Racing. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Employee Spotlight". Scudamore Racing. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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