Rene Emery

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.


Rene Emery

Big winners:

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