Overview
- Raymond died of cancer at 82, with news reported on August 24 and tributes flooding in from across British racing.
- He rode around 2,000 winners in a 36‑year career, landing top races including the 1982 Coronation Cup, the July Cup, the Nunthorpe and three Haydock Sprint Cups.
- A British Classic eluded him as a rider, though he finished second in the 1993 Derby on 150‑1 outsider Blue Judge.
- His riding career ended at 51 after breaking his neck in a 1994 accident in Germany, leading to a successful transition into racing management.
- As assistant at Gainsborough Stud and later racing manager to Rabbah Bloodstock, he guided owners such as Saeed Suhail and Jaber Abdullah to major wins including Kris Kin’s 2003 Derby, Desert Crown’s 2022 Derby and Never So Brave’s Group 1 City of York Stakes on the eve of his death.