George Stevens (jockey)

George Stevens (12 June 1833, Cheltenham – 2 June 1871, Cleeve Hill) was an English jockey,[1][2] famous for having the most wins in the Grand National.

He rode Hardwick to victory in the Grand Annual steeple chase at Wolverhampton in 1851.

[2] He rode 5 Grand National winners: Freetrader, 1856; Emblem 1863; Emblematic, 1864; The Colonel, 1869, 1870.

[3][4] He died on 2 June 1871 after suffering a skull fracture the previous day; his horse stumbled and threw him after bolting as Stevens was quietly riding home to his cottage on Cleeve Hill.

This English horse racing biographical article is a stub.