Walter Robert Swinburn, (born 1937), is a retired jockey who competed in Flat racing.
He was based at various times in Britain, India, France and Ireland.
His career lasted from 1951 to the end of the 1982 season and following his retirement he owned a stud farm in Newmarket.
[1] His son, Walter Swinburn (1961–2016), was also a successful jockey.
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