Sam Bernard Waley-Cohen was born on 15 April 1982 and is an English entrepreneur and retired amateur National Hunt jockey.
11 Facts About Sam Waley-Cohen
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Sam Waley-Cohen won the delayed 2010 King George VI Chase in January 2011 on Long Run, preventing Kauto Star from winning the race for a record fifth consecutive year.
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In 2011 Sam Waley-Cohen won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Long Run.
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Sam Waley-Cohen is the first amateur jockey in 30 years to win the race.
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In 2022 Sam Waley-Cohen announced that he would be retiring and that his 2022 Grand National ride on Noble Yeats would be his last.
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Sam Waley-Cohen became the first amateur jockey to win the Grand National since Marcus Armytage on Mr Frisk in 1990.
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Sam Waley-Cohen started his career at Louis Dreyfus Trading Ltd in London, spending time with the successful sugar trading division.
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Sam Waley-Cohen has built up the Portman Dentalcare chain of dental practices since he started the business in 2009.
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Sam Waley-Cohen was educated at Dragon School and St Edward's School, Oxford followed by the University of Edinburgh.
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Sam Waley-Cohen is a celebrity ambassador for The Bone Cancer Research Trust.
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Sam Waley-Cohen is a trustee of the Injured Jockeys Fund, and founder of the TAWC Fund.