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Dick Rees
Occupation
  • Jockey
Born(1894-11-30)30 November 1894
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died14 August 1951(1951-08-14) (aged 56)
Lewes, Sussex, England
Major racing wins
Grand National - 1921
  • Grand Sefton Steeplechase - 1921
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup - 1924, 1928, 1929
  • Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris - 1925
  • Champion Hurdle - 1929
Racing awards
National Hunt Champion Jockey (1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926-27)
Significant horses
  • Shaun Spadah
  • Red Splash
  • Patron Saint
  • Easter Hero

Frederick Brychan Rees (1894 - 1951), known professionally as Dick Rees (sometimes Fred Rees or F. B. Rees) was a Welsh jockey who was the British Jump Racing Champion on five separate occasions in the 1920s. During the course of his career, Rees won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on three separate occasions, and the 1921 Grand National.

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