Geoff Lewis
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| 1000 Guineas (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ||
| Black, white yoke and sleeves, red cap | White, red sleeves and sash, check cap | Navy blue, red and light blue hoop and armlets, white cap |
| Mysterious | Jacinth | Shellshock |
| 2000 Guineas (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | ||
| Turquoise, black chevron, yellow sleeves, black cuffs, black and yellow quartered cap | White, red stars on body, royal blue cap | Black, scarlet cap |
| Right Tack | Tower Walk | Welsh Pageant |
| Derby (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ||
| Black, gold cross and stripe on cap | Cherry, black sleeves and cap | Black and yellow (halved), sleeves reversed, hooped cap |
| Mill Reef | Linden Tree | Irish Ball |
| Oaks (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | ||
| White, scarlet chevron and cap | Black, scarlet cap | Orange and purple hoops, black cap |
| Altesse Royale | Maina | La Manille |
| 1973 | ||
| Black, white yoke and sleeves, red cap | Turquoise blue and olive green stripes, white cap | Cerise, white circle |
| Mysterious | Where You Lead | Aureoletta |
Geoff Lewis (21 December 1935 – 26 August 2025) was a Welsh jockey.[1][2]
Biography
Lewis moved to London with his family (he was one of thirteen children)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. in 1946. After initially working as a hotel page boy, he started his racing career as an apprentice with Ron Smyth, who was a trainer in Epsom. Between 1953 and 1979, he rode 1,880 winners in Britain.[3] Amongst his major wins were the 1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks (twice), Coronation Cup, and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In 1971, he became the first Welsh jockey to win The Derby, when he partnered Mill Reef to victory.[3]
Lewis retired as a jockey in 1979, after which he applied for a trainer's licence and began to train at Thirty Acre Barn, near Epsom racecourse.[4] He trained almost 500 winners, including the outstanding sprinter Lake Coniston, before his retirement to Spain in 1999. In 2014, he moved back to Cranleigh, to be near his daughter in Ewhurst.
Lewis died in Surrey on 26 August 2025, at the age of 89.[5][6]
Major wins
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- 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Mysterious (1973)
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Right Tack (1969)
- Ascot Gold Cup – Random Shot (1971)
- Champion Stakes – (2) – Silly Season (1965), Lorenzaccio (1970)
- Coronation Cup – (2) – Lupe (1971), Mill Reef (1972)
- Coronation Stakes – (2) – St Lucia (1958), Magic Flute (1971)
- Epsom Derby – Mill Reef (1971)
- Epsom Oaks – (2) – Altesse Royale (1971), Mysterious (1973)
- Dewhurst Stakes – (2) – Silly Season (1964), Mill Reef (1970)
- Eclipse Stakes – Mill Reef (1971)
- Haydock Sprint Cup – Double Form (1979)
- International Stakes – Moulton (1973)
- July Cup – Secret Step (1963)
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes – Mill Reef (1971)
- Lockinge Stakes – (2) – Silly Season (1966), Welsh Pageant (1971)
- Sun Chariot Stakes – Hill Circus (1971)
- Sussex Stakes – Jimmy Reppin (1969)
- Yorkshire Oaks – Mysterious (1973)
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- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Mill Reef (1971)
- Prix Ganay – Mill Reef (1972)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Irish Derby 1969". Greyhound Derby. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Carr, David (27 August 2025). "Geoff Lewis, who won the Derby and Arc on the great Mill Reef, dies aged 89". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Edmondson, Richard (4 August 1993). "Jockey Club accused of bias as Akehurst loses appeal". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lees, Jon (28 August 2025). "What's been happening: Racing mourns Ron Turcotte and Geoff Lewis, Breeders' Cup plans and more..." Thoroughbred Racing Commentary. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Geoff Lewis obituary: Welsh jockey and trainer". The Times. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tanner, Michael; Cranham, Gerry (1992). Great Jockeys of the Flat. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-989-7.
