Who rode the 1978 Derby winner 'Shirley Heights'?
Greville Starkey Greville Starkey Greville Michael Wilson Starkey (21 December 1939 – 14 April 2010) was an English jockey who rode almost 2,000 winners during a 33-year career on the flat. Starkey scaled the heights of his profession during his 33-year career in which he rode 1,989 winners on the Flat. He claimed a notable Classic double-double in 1978 when landing The Derby and Irish Derby on Shirley Heights and the Oaks and Irish Oaks on Fair Salinia. Other big races he won in this country included the Ascot Gold Cup (3 times), the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes,
Shirley Heights (horse) the 1984 Prix du Jockey Club (beating Sadler's Wells and Rainbow Quest) before becoming a highly successful breeding stallion. His next crop of foals produced Slip Anchor, who won the Derby by seven lengths in 1985. His other major winners included Infamy (Rothmans International) Arcadian Heights and Shady Heights. He was also the damsire of Lady Carla, In The Wings and Solemia. Shirley Heights (horse) Shirley Heights (1 March 1975 – 1997) was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the Derby in 1978. The colt had previously won the Royal Lodge Stakes and the Dante Stakes and