Walter Swinburn

Walter Swinburn
Occupation	Jockey
Born	7 August 1961 Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Career wins	Not found
Major racing wins, honours and awards
Major racing wins
Epsom Derby (1981, 1986, 1995) July Cup (1981, 1986, 1987) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1981) Irish Derby (1983, 1986) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1983) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1985, 1989) Coronation Stakes (1986, 1987, 1992, 1998) Dewhurst Stakes (1986) International Stakes (1986, 1993, 1994, 1995) Sussex Stakes (1986, 1989) Epsom Oaks (1987) Irish Oaks (1987, 1988) Nassau Stakes (1987) Phoenix Stakes (1988, 1998) 2,000 Guineas (1988) 1,000 Guineas (1989, 1992, 1993) St. James's Palace Stakes (1989) Lockinge Stakes (1990, 1995) Nassau Stakes (1990, 1994) Ascot Gold Cup (1991) Cheveley Park Stakes (1991, 1992) Coronation Cup (1992) Irish 1,000 Guineas (1992) Champion Stakes (1993) Eclipse Stakes (1994, 1995) Middle Park Stakes (1995) International race wins: Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (1981) Rothmans International (1983) Turf Classic (1983) Washington, D.C. International (1983) Prix de l'Opéra (1983, 1985, 1992) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1983) E. P. Taylor Stakes (1986, 1992) Grand Prix de Paris (1986) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1986) Prix Royal-Oak (1990) Prix Hocquart (1992) Prix Noailles (1993) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1993) Prix Jean de Chaudenay (1994) Prix Morny (1995) Breeders' Cup Turf (1996) Grosser Preis von Baden (1996)
Significant horses
All Along, Green Desert, Hatoof, Indian Queen, Lammtarra, Pilsudski, Shahrastani, Shareef Dancer, Shergar, Shadeed

Walter R. Swinburn (born 7 August 1961) is a retired flat racing jockey who competed in Great Britain and Ireland as well as internationally.

Swinburn was born in Oxford. Nicknamed the "Choirboy", he rode his first winner, Paddy's Luck, on 12 July 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. He went on to win the Derby two more times.

Walter Swinburn Racing Stables

In 1983, he rode All Along to victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe then the filly captured 1983 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year honors with three straight major event wins in North America: the Washington, D.C. International at Laurel, Maryland, the Canadian International Stakes (Rothmans International) at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, and the Turf Classic at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. In 1996 he rode Pilsudski to victory in the Breeders' Cup Turf at Woodbine Racetrack and the Grosser Preis von Baden at Iffezheim Racecourse in Baden-Baden, Germany.

After retiring as a winner of numerous Group One races, including eight British Classics, Swinburn began working as a licensed trainer in 2004 and operates Walter Swinburn Racing Stables based at Church Farm in Aldbury, Tring, Hertfordshire.At the end of the 2011 UK Flat Season Walter Swinburn Will give up his flat training license.

References

• Walter Swinburn's biography at Walter Swinburn Racing Stables
• Walter Swinburn at the NTRA