Bruce Hobbs, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bruce Hobbs

British jockey

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1920

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2005

Profession: horse trainer, jockey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bruce Robertson Hobbs (December 27, 1920 – November 22, 2005) was an English jockey and racehorse trainer. Born on Long Island, New York, Hobbs became the youngest jockey ever to ride the winner of the English Grand National when successful on Battleship, a son of Man o' War, in 1938 just three months after his 17th birthday.
Two weeks later, Hobbs won the Welsh Grand National on Timber Wolf.
At the end of the 1937-38 season, during which he rode 35 winners, Hobbs made history by becoming the first jockey to win three Grand Nationals in one year, being successful in Long Island's Cedarhurst version.