Michael Scudamore (17 July 1932 – 7 July 2014) was an English

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jockey in the 1950s and 1960s. He rode in 16 consecutive

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s, with one win on Oxo in 1959. He also rode Linwell, the winner of the 1957 Gold Cup. His riding career ended in 1966, due to serious injuries from a fall on a chance ride on Snakestone at

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where he sustained multiple fractures, a collapsed lung and over 90% vision loss in one eye. Scudamore then continued as a trainer. He was the father of Peter Scudamore and the grandfather of Tom Scudamore.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scudamore, Michael 1932 births 2014 deaths English jockeys British racehorse trainers