Terry Biddlecombe
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Terry Biddlecombe was a popular English national hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. He was champion jockey in 1965, 1966 and 1969.
Career
In the 1964/1965 season he rode 114 winners, and followed that with 102 the next season. In 1968/1969 he rode 77 winners, which saw him tied with Bob Davies. One of his finest moments came in the 1967 Cheltenham Gold Cup when he rode the 100-8 horse Woodland Venture to victory.
Between 1972 and 1974, he rode many times for Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, a well-known supporter of horse-racing.
In 1974 he appeared on the television programme This is Your Life.
Later Life
Terry is married to the trainer Henrietta Knight, and as a result is very much still involved in horse racing. Together with his wife he holds open days at his stables, with 5000 turning up to see their now legendary Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate, who was ridden to victory by Jim Culloty in 2002 and 2003. Another of their star horses, Edredon Bleu won the 2003 King George VI Stakes at Kempton.
In the early 1980s Terry had to train the actor John Hurt for his role in the 1983 film Champions, the biopic of jockey Bob Champion.