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His father was a leading Point to Point rider.
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Richard Dunwoody
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He was a three-time Champion Jockey, riding 1699 British winners in his career. His big race victories include the King George VI Chase four times - twice on the legendary grey Desert Orchid in 1989 and 1990 and twice on another grey One Manitoba in 1995 and 1996. He is Patron or Trustee for the charities.
Sparks, Spinal Research and Racing Welfare.
On 18 January 2008, it was reported that he and American explorer Doug Stoup had reached the South Pole following a 48-day trek raising money for charity. Their route followed one which had previously been attempted by Ernest Shackleton and was both the first successful completion of that route on foot as well the first successfully completed new route to the South Pole in ten years.
In January 2014, Richard hosted his debut photographic exhibition at Street Martin-in-the-Fields featuring images taken in Pakistan, India, Guatemala and Egypt for the charity Brooke Hospital for Animals. Thousand-miles in a Thousand-hours
On 29 May 2009, Richard started a 1000 Mile Challenge for charity and walk the same mile 1000 consecutive times in Newmarket for 1000 consecutive hours with the last mile up the home straight of Newmarket racecourse just before the Bunbury Cup on 10 July 2009.
He successfully completed the challenge raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity.
The challenge undertaken was to emulate Robert Barclay Allardice, of Stonehaven, whose most famous feat was walking 1000 miles in 1000 consecutive hours for a wager of 1000 guineas in 1809, 1 June to 12 July. If the report of the total wagers was accurate, this is equivalent to some £5 million ($United States 8 million) in modern terms. On 25 August 2009 it was announced that he would take part in Series 7 of the British Broadcasting Corporation"s partnering Lilia Kopylova.
On 26 September 2009 Dunwoody was voted off of after his first performance.
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