Bob Skelton New Zealander Jockey
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| First Name |
Bob
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| Last Name |
Skelton
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| Full Name at Birth |
Robert James Skelton
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1933
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| Birthplace |
New Zealand
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| Died |
19th August, 2016
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| Place of Death |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| Nationality |
New Zealander
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| Occupation Text |
Jockey
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| Occupation |
Jockey
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Robert James Skelton MBE (28 December 1934 – 19 August 2016) was a New Zealand jockey who competed from the 1950s through the 1980s. Among his many major race wins, Skelton rode Great Sensation to three victories in the Wellington Cup and won the Auckland Cup on Rose Mellay in 1974 and again in 1977 on Royal Cadenza. In 1976, he rode Van der Hum to victory in Australia's most prestigious race, the Melbourne Cup, and ten years later rode Rising Fear into second place in the 1986 Cup. He was also successful in completing a double in the Perth Cup on Magistrate in 1980 and 1981. Overall winning 13 3200m and two mile races.
