Gay Kindersley was a British champion amateur jump jockey.
12 Facts About Gay Kindersley
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Gay Kindersley was born on 2 June 1930, the son of the Hon.
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Gay Kindersley was educated at Eton, followed by Christ Church, Oxford, where he remained for only two terms.
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Gay Kindersley broke his back at Stratford in 1955, and again at Hurst Park in 1962, after which his doctor told him to stop riding; he ignored the advice, and continued.
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Gay Kindersley retired as a National Hunt jockey in 1965, and as a flat racing jockey in 1969.
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Gay Kindersley always wanted to win the Grand National, and in 1984 his horse Earthstopper came fifth but collapsed afterwards.
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Gay Kindersley was married twice, firstly in 1956 to Margaret "Magsie" Diana, daughter of the actor Hugh Wakefield, for nearly 20 years.
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Gay Kindersley was then married to Philippa Harper, from 1976 until his death.
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Gay Kindersley's friends included Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter O'Toole, Albert Finney, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and Lord Oaksey.
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Gay Kindersley's "engaging naivety" shows in an incident at London's Savoy Hotel in 1985 at a lunch for the Australian cricket team, when he introduced himself and his guest Graham Lord with the words, "Hallo, folks, I'm Gay and this is my friend Graham".
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Gay Kindersley's obituary described him as a "drinker, gambler and serial womaniser".
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Gay Kindersley died on 21 April 2011, aged 80, and was survived by four of his children from his first marriage, both from his second, and by both his wives.