About George Dockeray
George Dockeray was a jockey and horse trainer.
George Dockeray (1789–1857) was a British jockey and racehorse trainer.
His big race wins as a jockey included Lap-dog, the winner of the 1826 Epsom Derby, Chateau Margaux, the Ascot Gold Cup winner of the same year, and Green Mantle, the 1829 Oaks winner. He was also an early example of jockeys riding in races internationally, when, in the late 1820s, he and fellow jockey Sam Day, spent time race-riding in Brussels, Belgium.
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Who was George Dockeray?
British jockey and racehorse trainer
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George Dockeray was born in Carshalton.
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George Dockeray was a jockey and horse trainer.
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