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Born in Wolverhampton on November 17, 1935, Tony Shrive’s big moment came when he won the Stewards’ Cup in 1954 on Ashurst Wonder.
Born in Wolverhampton on November 17, 1935, Tony Shrive’s big moment came when he won the Stewards’ Cup in 1954 on Ashurst Wonder.
Tony’s name first appeared on a racecard on Friday June 29, 1951, when he rode Night Sky in an apprentice race for Bob Ward. He rode his first winner on Hectually in the Apprentice Plate at Warwick on July 26, 1952.
Tony’s name first appeared on a racecard on Friday June 29, 1951, when he rode Night Sky in an apprentice race for Bob Ward. He rode his first winner on Hectually in the Apprentice Plate at Warwick on July 26, 1952.
He rode a total of 34 winners during that Stewards’ Cup-winning season of 1954, which included Doncaster’s Portland Handicap and Birmingham’s Midlands Cesarewitch, but thereafter his annual scores fell to 12 in 1955, four in 1956 and two in 1957. Having completed his apprenticeship he then rode just seven winners over the course of the next three seasons as a professional jockey.
He rode a total of 34 winners during that Stewards’ Cup-winning season of 1954, which included Doncaster’s Portland Handicap and Birmingham’s Midlands Cesarewitch, but thereafter his annual scores fell to 12 in 1955, four in 1956 and two in 1957. Having completed his apprenticeship he then rode just seven winners over the course of the next three seasons as a professional jockey.
Turning his back on Britain, he rode with considerable success in India, East Africa, Singapore and Pakistan. In Pakistan, he rode some 800 winners including consecutive wins on the filly Fantastic including their Derby and Oaks.
Turning his back on Britain, he rode with considerable success in India, East Africa, Singapore and Pakistan. In Pakistan, he rode some 800 winners including consecutive wins on the filly Fantastic including their Derby and Oaks.
Tony returned to England, aged 45, in March 1981 and was granted a flat-race jockey’s licence on April 2, 1981, however he failed to make much of an impact before quitting the saddle.
Tony returned to England, aged 45, in March 1981 and was granted a flat-race jockey’s licence on April 2, 1981, however he failed to make much of an impact before quitting the saddle.
On February 10, 2013, Tony Shrive, by then then aged 77, was attempting to cross a busy Black Country road to catch a bus. Sadly, he suffered serious head injuries after being hurled ten feet into the air on the A41 Wergs Road in Tettenhall after stepping out in front of a car.
On February 10, 2013, Tony Shrive, by then then aged 77, was attempting to cross a busy Black Country road to catch a bus. Sadly, he suffered serious head injuries after being hurled ten feet into the air on the A41 Wergs Road in Tettenhall after stepping out in front of a car.
As a passer-by cradled Tony’s head, waiting for an ambulance, he noticed that the pensioner ‘absolutely stank’ of alcohol.
As a passer-by cradled Tony’s head, waiting for an ambulance, he noticed that the pensioner ‘absolutely stank’ of alcohol.
When the policeman arrived, he said that he was going to breathalyse the car driver, but Tony said, “There’s no need. It was my fault. I stepped in front of the car.”
When the policeman arrived, he said that he was going to breathalyse the car driver, but Tony said, “There’s no need. It was my fault. I stepped in front of the car.”
Tony Shrive died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham 13 days later, February 23, after developing pneumonia.
Tony Shrive died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham 13 days later, February 23, after developing pneumonia.
Big winners:
Big winners:
1954: Stewards Cup – Ashurst Wonder
1954: Stewards Cup – Ashurst Wonder
1954: Portland Handicap – Vilmoray
1954: Portland Handicap – Vilmoray
1954: Midlands Cesarewitch – Whippy
1954: Midlands Cesarewitch – Whippy
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