About Stan Mellor
Lived 1937 – 2020 (aged 83). Stan Mellor was a horse trainer and jockey.
Stanley Thomas Edward Mellor (10 April 1937 – 1 August 2020) was a National Hunt jockey and trainer who was the first jockey to ride 1,000 winners and Champion Jockey three years in a row from 1960 to 1962.
Riding career
Riding style
Mellor was an intelligent jockey, rather than a physical one. He once bemoaned the effect this had on public perception of him: "If you win with strength people see it, and if you win with style people see it, but if you win with guile people don't see it."
Big race wins
As a jockey King George VI Chase Whitbread Gold Cup Mackeson Gold Cup Gloucestershire Hurdle Queen Mother Champion Chase Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup
As a trainer Triumph Hurdle Stayers' Hurdle
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Stan Mellor?
British jockey and trainer
When was Stan Mellor born?
Stan Mellor was born on 10 April 1937.
When did Stan Mellor die?
Stan Mellor died on 1 August 2020.
What was Stan Mellor's occupation?
Stan Mellor was a horse trainer and jockey.
Sources & further reading
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stan Mellor. https://biography.guide/stan-mellor/
MLA: "Stan Mellor." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/stan-mellor/.
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