Champion jockey Richard Dunwoody was one of Britain¡¦s most successful jockeys. He was at the forefront of English National Hunt racing in the 80¡¦s and the 90s, winning the Big Three races ¡V the Grand National (twice on Miinnehoma and West Tip), the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
When he hung up his boots at the age of 35 due to injury in 1999, he had won a record 1,699 winners and endured 672 falls. He is best known for his partnership with Desert Orchid on whom he won seven races and was awarded an MBE for services to his sport.
A racing pundit for the BBC, sports columnist, and inspirational speaker, Richard also completed in January 2008 a gruelling 680-mile, 48-day trek to the South Pole unresupplied and on a new route, one that Shackleton intended to take back in 1915
Audiences will learn about the driving ambition which led him to become a household favourite in racing circles at only 21 and the focus and determination which kept him to the forefront of National Hunt racing for 15 years and helped him complete his greatest ever achievement reaching the South Pole
Motivational Themes and Topics include:
Controlling the Controllable
Choosing Your Attitude
Goal Setting
Overcoming the Fear of Failure
Learning from Mistakes and Dealing with Setbacks
Building a High Performance Team
Doing the Basics
Focus and Commitment Needed to Get to the Top
An Insight into the World¡¦s Greatest Race, the Aintree Grand National
Conquering the South Pole
Background at a glance
First English winner ¡Game Trust¡¦ at Cheltenham on May 1983
High points include: winning the Grand National on West Tip in 1986 and Miinnehoma in 1994.
Cheltenham Gold Cup on Charter Party in 1988.
Best known for his partnership with Desert Orchid on whom he won seven races
Major wins ; Grand National (2), Cheltenham Gold Cup, King George VI Steeplechase (4), Champion Hurdle, Breeders Cup Chase USA (2)
Until 2002 Richard held the record for the most winners ridden (1699 in Britain) and was Champion Jockey three times 92-93, 93-94, 94-95
Awarded the MBE for services to racing in June 1993.
Voted National Hunt Jockey of the Year from 1990-95.
Ride of the Year Award (SIS/Sporting Life) 1995 and 96.
Champion of Champions 2001
Books : Hell for Leather, Duel, Hands and Heels, Horses of My Life, Obsessed (his autobiography) and Our Gumball Rally.
In 2003 completed the Polar Race, a 350 mile ski race to the Magnetic North Pole
In 2008 reached the South Pole, the first person to do so on foot and unresupplied from the Recovery Glacier, a total distance of 680 miles
Richard made an inspiring presentation to our company....was at ease with the audience... and was very open and friendly with members of the company...We would recommend him as an inspirational speaker. Paul von der Heyde, Managing Director, Kinnarps UK Ltd.
Richard was a huge success and warmly received by everybody. There was a sense that we were welcoming home a national hero. It was great to get his insights into what happens during a race and what the jockey is thinking. Richard was also generous with his time for photographs and autographs and this was greatly appreciated. Paul Ennis, Marketing Director, ESB Ireland
I would like to thank you for the excellent presentation¡K.There was great interest in your presentation and we have received excellent feedback from delegates
Michael J Rogers, Chief Executive, The Sales Institute of Ireland