Stan Mellor

Stan Mellor, who was the first jumps jockey to ride 1,000 winners, has died aged 83. Mellor retired from the saddle in 1972 after riding 1,034 winners and went on to a successful training career with jumps and flat horses, training more than 700 winners. Brough Scott, who started as an amateur rider when Mellor was in his prime and has since gone on to a career in sports writing and broadcasting, paid tribute to his former colleague, saying, "He was a pioneer and a mentor, and a worker for...