Peter John Cook (born 15 December 1950) in Sydney, Australia is a retired Australian

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. Some of his achievements include winning the 1981 Melbourne Cup (

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) and 1984 Melbourne Cup (

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), the 1976 and 1982

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s ( Surround and Kingston Town), the 1979

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( Belmura Lad) and the 1988

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( Snippets). In 1991 he suffered permanent heart damage following an incident whilst using a

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in the jockeys' room at Canberra racecourse. He officially retired from riding in 1994 and had a short stint as a trainer. Peter Cook is often compared to his father, champion jockey Billy Cook.Brasch, D. (2011). ''Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook''. New Holland Publishers. , p. 163

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