Georges Bridgland

George Bridgland
George Bridgland
Occupation	Jockey / Trainer
Born	26 February 1915; France
Died	July 1997 (aged 82)
Major racing wins
	Major race wins; as a jockey:; Derby Stakes (1947); Oaks Stakes (1944); St Leger Stakes (1941); as a trainer; Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1964); St Leger Stakes (1956); King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1957)
Significant horses
	Hycilla, Pearl Diver, Sun Castle

George Bridgland (26 February 1915 – July 1997) was a French, triple British Classic-winning jockey, and St Leger and Arc de Triomphe winning trainer.

He was born George Albert Richard Bridgland to British parents in France on 26 February 1915.^[1]

His riding career lasted from 1928 to 1948.^[1] Pre-war, he was a leading jockey in his native France, becoming runner-up in the French Jockeys' Championship in 1936.^[1] Then, due to the Second World War, he relocated to England, where he won three Classics. The first two were wartime races - the 1941 St Leger on Sun Castle, the 1944 Oaks on Hycilla. The third was the 1947 Derby, the first to be held on a Saturday, which he won on unfancied outsider Pearl Diver, beating the odds-on favourite Tudor Minstrel and denying champion jockey Gordon Richards what would have been his first Derby win.