David Dick
1896 - 1989
David Purves Dick was born in Glasgow on October 1, 1896. He was apprenticed to Richard Wootton and won the 1914 Goodwood Stakes on Collodion. He went on to ride a total of 77 winners over jumps and finished fourth in the 1921 National Hunt jockeys’ table with 33 wins, a year rounded off with three winners over Kempton’s two-day Christmas meeting and a winner at Newbury on New Year’s Eve.
David Purves Dick was born in Glasgow on October 1, 1896. He was apprenticed to Richard Wootton and won the 1914 Goodwood Stakes on Collodion. He went on to ride a total of 77 winners over jumps and finished fourth in the 1921 National Hunt jockeys’ table with 33 wins, a year rounded off with three winners over Kempton’s two-day Christmas meeting and a winner at Newbury on New Year’s Eve.
After retiring from race-riding David trained at Glanmire Farm, Epsom, from 1936 to 1961.
After retiring from race-riding David trained at Glanmire Farm, Epsom, from 1936 to 1961.
He was the elder brother of classic-winning jockey Bobby Dick and father of Lincolnshire Handicap and Grand National-winning jockey David Victor Dick.
He was the elder brother of classic-winning jockey Bobby Dick and father of Lincolnshire Handicap and Grand National-winning jockey David Victor Dick.
He died in July 1989, aged 92.
He died in July 1989, aged 92.