About Fred Rimell
Lived 1913 – 1981 (aged 68). Fred Rimell was a horse trainer and jockey.
Thomas Frederic Rimell (24 June 1913 – 12 July 1981), better known as Fred Rimell, was a British champion National Hunt racing jockey and horse trainer. He was champion jockey three times and leading trainer five times. Rimell was the first jumping trainer to earn £1 million in prize money for his owners.
Rimell gained the title of “Mr Grand National”, having trained four winning horses of the steeplechase. They were ESB (1956), Nicolaus Silver (1961), Gay Trip (1970) and Rag Trade, who beat Red Rum in the 1976 Grand National his widow, Mercy (née Cockburn; born 27 June 1919, Budbrooke, Warwickshire – died 6 July 2017) She retired in 1989 and died in 2017, aged 98.
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Who was Fred Rimell?
British horse trainer
When was Fred Rimell born?
Fred Rimell was born on 24 June 1913.
When did Fred Rimell die?
Fred Rimell died on 13 July 1981.
What was Fred Rimell's occupation?
Fred Rimell was a horse trainer and jockey.
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