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Newspaper clipping about jockey Brian Swift surrendering his riding licence due to lack of patronage from owners

Newspaper clipping about jockey Brian Swift surrendering his riding licence due to lack of patronage from owners

A vintage newspaper clipping reporting that 24-year-old Epsom jockey Brian Swift has decided to cancel his riding licence after experiencing reduced patronage from horse owners and trainers over two years. The article notes Swift was apprenticed to Jack Reardon, had his first win at age 14 on My Cross at Epsom in 1951, and achieved over 200 winners during his career before transitioning to his father's bookmaking business.

Brian Swift jockey Epsom horse racing riding licence newspaper clipping 1960s Jack Reardon bookmaking My Cross

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