Cecil Godby

For almost half a century the name of Godby was one to conjure with in Australian racing.

Cecil Godby was one of four brothers who each became successful jockeys to varying degrees, and yet they hailed from a non-racing family.

As a jockey, Cecil Godby won the VRC Maribyrnong Plate on the horse Ibex in 1900.

[1] After retiring from being a jockey he became a horse trainer and achieved success in the early 1920s training the horses of Jack Corteen and George Tye notably training the successful racehorse Heroic, although he was disqualified for twelve months in 1924 which he described as an incorrect decision for the rest of his career.

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