Freddie Palmer

Freddie Palmer, born on 15 December 1921, was a jockey based in France who won Classic races in England, Ireland and France and was a huge name in flat racing in the 1950s. His first major win came in 1950 in the Eclipse Stakes on Flocon. In 1955 he won the English Derby on Phil Drake and the French Derby on Rapace, and in 1956 he took the Oaks on Sicarelle and the St Leger on Cambremer. He won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Montaval in 1957, and the Ascot Gold Cup on Wallaby in 1959 and Balto in 1962. He later trained from 1964 to 1990, winning two French classics, and died in 2020 aged 98.