About Toby Balding
Lived 1936 – 2014 (aged 78). Toby Balding was a British horse trainer.
Gerald Barnard Balding Jr. OBE (23 September 1936 – 25 September 2014), known as Toby Balding, was a British racehorse trainer, one of the few to have won the "big three" British jump races—the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to horse racing.
Toby Balding died on 25 September 2014, two days after his 78th birthday.
Toby Balding
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Who was Toby Balding?
British horse trainer
When was Toby Balding born?
Toby Balding was born on 23 September 1936.
When did Toby Balding die?
Toby Balding died on 25 September 2014.
What was Toby Balding's occupation?
Toby Balding was a horse trainer.
What nationality was Toby Balding?
Toby Balding was British.
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