John Francome

Jockey

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Gender	Male
Age	72
Date of birth	December 13,1952
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Born	Swindon
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Miriam Francome
Career wins	1,138
Job	Jockey
	Author
	Commentator
Career win	1,138
Date of Reg.	2019-02-21 14:34:08
Date of Upd.	2023-07-16 19:36:03
ID	440280

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Storm Rider
Deadly Finish
Safe bet
Break Neck: An Action-packed Racing Thriller
Stud Poker
Back Hander
Stalking Horse
Final Breath
Dead Ringer
High Flyer
Rough Ride
Eavesdropper
Declared Dead
Riding High
Blood Stock
False Start
Winner Takes All
Born Lucky: An Autobiography
Twice Lucky
Free Fall
Lifeline
Inside Track
Outsider
Dark Horse
Stone Cold / Stud Poker
Best Horse Stories
Francome in pictures
Simply Divine Header
Midnight- Express
Dead Weight

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John Francome Life story

John Francome MBE is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey, television pundit and author. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, the son of a railway fireman, his family had no connection with the horse racing world. At sixteen years old he became apprentice to Lambourn trainer Fred Winter and so began his career as a jockey.