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Peter John Cook (born 15 December 1950)(age 64) in Sydney, Australia is a retired Australian jockey. Some of his achievements include winning the 1981 and 1984 Melbourne Cups (Just A Dash and Black Knight), the 1976 and 1982 Cox Plates (Surround and Kingston Town), the 1979 Doncaster Handicap (Belmura Lad) and the 1988 Oakleigh Plate (Snippets).〔Brasch, D. (2011). ''Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook''. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-74257-125-6, p. 163-167〕 In 1991 he suffered permanent heart damage following an incident whilst using a sauna in the jockeys' room at Canberra racecourse.〔Brasch, D. (2011).''Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook''. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-74257-125-6, p. 129〕 He officially retired from riding in 1994〔Brasch, D. (2011). ''Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook''. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-74257-125-6, p. 162〕 and had a short stint as a trainer. Peter Cook is often compared to his father, champion jockey Billy Cook.〔Brasch, D. (2011). ''Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook''. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-74257-125-6, p. 163〕 ==Further reading== * Brasch, D. (2011). ''Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook''. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-74257-125-6 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Cook (jockey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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