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Geoff Lewis

British jockey (1935–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Geoff Lewis (21 December 1935 – 26 August 2025) was a Welsh jockey.[1][2]

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Biography

Lewis moved to London with his family (he was one of thirteen children)[3] in 1946. After initially working as a hotel page boy, he started his racing career as an apprentice with Ron Smyth, who was a trainer in Epsom. Between 1953 and 1979, he rode 1,880 winners in Britain.[4] Amongst his major wins were the 1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks (twice), Coronation Cup, and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In 1971, he became the first Welsh jockey to win the The Derby, when he partnered Mill Reef to victory.[4]

Lewis retired as a jockey in 1979, after which he applied for a trainer's licence and began to train at Thirty Acre Barn, near Epsom racecourse.[5] He trained almost 500 winners, including the outstanding sprinter Lake Coniston, before his retirement to Spain in 1999. In 2014, he moved back to Cranleigh, to be near his daughter in Ewhurst.

Lewis died in Surrey on 26 August 2025, at the age of 89.[6][7]

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