Campbell Gillies
- January 9, 2024
- Jockey
Quick Facts
Full Name | Campbell Gillies |
Occupation | Jockey |
Date Of Birth | Jun 27, 1990(1990-06-27) |
Age | 34 |
Date Of Death | June 25, 2012, Kavos, Greece |
Birthplace | Haddington |
Country | Scotland |
Horoscope | Cancer |
Campbell Gillies Biography
Name | Campbell Gillies |
Birthday | Jun 27 |
Birth Year | 1990 |
Place Of Birth | Haddington |
Birth Country | Scotland |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
Campbell Gillies is one of the most popular and richest Jockey who was born on June 27, 1990 in Haddington, Scotland.
Gillies had his first ride aged 15, riding for trainer Willie Amos in Hawick. His first winner was for Amos on Gunson Hight at Hexham Racecourse on 12 May
- Later that year, after leaving school, he moved to be conditional jockey with Lucinda Russell in Kinross-shire. In his first full season he went on to record 11 wins from 55 runners.
His first major victory was in 2009 at the Grand National meeting at Aintree racecourse, when he won the John Smith’s Handicap Hurdle on the Russell- trained 66-1 outsider Culcabock. He went on to ride over 50 winners for Russell and it was with another horse of hers, the novice hurdler Brindisi Breeze, that he had his biggest victory – the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival. This festival success capped his best ever season, which he finished with 38 winners from 300 rides. Gillies was posthumously recognised at the 2013 Lester Award ceremony with the Jump Jockey Special Recognition Award for 2012.
Campbell Gillies Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Jockey |
House | Living in own house. |
Campbell Gillies is one of the richest Jockey from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Campbell Gillies 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Campbell Gillies (27 June 1990 – 26 June 2012) was a Scottish National Hunt jockey most notable for his victory on Brindisi Breeze in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival. In total, he rode 131 winners in his career, mainly for top Scottish trainer, Lucinda Russell and was widely considered by pundits and fans alike as one of the leading young jockeys in the UK.
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Facts & Trivia
Iain Ranked on the list of most popular Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Campbell Gillies celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.