Rene Emery was born in Bordeaux and came to England in 1949.
He finished runner-up in the 1953-54 season to Dick Francis.
He won the 1953 Mildmay Memorial Chase on Whispering Steel and the Imperial Cup (twice) on Mister Bidair (1951) and Camugliano (1957).
He found little success later as a trainer.
1951: Imperial Cup – Master Bidar
1953: Mildmay Memorial Chase – Whispering Steel
1954: Cotswold Chase – Armorial
1955: Lancashire Hurdle – Didonic
1956: Sandown Open Chase – Vigor
1956: Mildmay of Flete Chase – Pondapatarri
1957: Imperial Cup – Camugliano