What is Stan Mellor?
'''Stanley Thomas Edward Mellor''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (10 April 1937 – 1 August 2020) was a [[National Hunt]] [[jockey]] and [[horse trainer|trainer]]. He was the first jockey to ride 1,000 winners and [[British jump racing Champion Jockey|Champion Jockey]] three years in a row from 1960 to 1962. Mellor died on 1 August 2020, aged 83.<ref>[https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/champion-jockey-and-jumps-pioneer-stan-mellor-dies-at-the-age-of-83/429308 Champion jockey and jumps pioneer Stan Mellor dies at the age of 83]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mellor, Stan}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:British jockeys]] {{sports-bio-stub}}