Peter_Cook_(jockey)
Peter Cook (jockey)
Australian jockey
Peter John Cook (born 15 December 1950) in Sydney, Australia is a retired Australian jockey.
Some of his achievements include winning the 1981 and 1984 Melbourne Cups (Just A Dash and Black Knight), the 1976 and 1982 Cox Plates (Surround and Kingston Town), the 1979 Doncaster Handicap (Belmura Lad) and the 1988 Oakleigh Plate (Snippets).[1]
In 1991 he suffered permanent heart damage following an incident whilst using a sauna in the jockeys' room at Canberra racecourse.[2]
He officially retired from riding in 1994[3] and had a short stint as a trainer.
Peter Cook is often compared to his father, champion jockey Billy Cook.[4]