Taffy Thomas (jockey)
Myrddin Lloyd "Taffy" Thomas (c. 1945 – 12 January 2022) was a Welsh jockey who competed in Flat racing.
Life and career
[edit]Thomas was born in Caernarfon and began his career as a jockey in 1961. He rode 878 winners before retiring from race riding in 1990 and was particularly noted as a "lightweight" jockey who could ride horses carrying low weights in handicap races. In 1977 he won the Singapore Gold Cup on a horse called Sir Toby.[1] His biggest wins came in the Vernons Sprint Cup in 1978 and the King's Stand Stakes in 1983. He died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 76.[2]
Major wins
[edit]- King's Stand Stakes - Sayf El Arab (1983)
- Phoenix Stakes - Swan Princess (1980)
References
[edit]- ^ Tan Thean Loon (16 January 2022). "Singapore Gold Cup-winning jockey 'Taffy' Thomas dies, 76". Straits Times. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Milnes, David (13 January 2022). "Popular leading lightweight jockey Taffy Thomas dies aged 76". Racing Post. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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