# George Podmore

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{{short description|Australian jockey}}
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'''George Podmore''' (1925−10 July 2005) was an Australian [jockey](/source/jockey) who was best known for riding [Evening Peal](/source/Evening_Peal) to victory in the 1956 [Melbourne Cup](/source/Melbourne_Cup). His career spanned for four decades.<ref>[http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/australia/archive.aspx?id=18993 Cup winning George Podmore passes away]</ref>

Podmore was born in 1925 in Sydney, New South Wales.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18482352 Sydney Jockey Marries]</ref>

Podmore died following a long illness on 10 July 2005, aged 79, at a hospital on the [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland) in [Queensland](/source/Queensland). He was survived by his wife of 55 years, Margaret, three children and five grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/racing/melbourne-cup-winner-podmore-dead-at-79-story-66334 |title=Melbourne Cup winner Podmore dead at 79 |access-date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=20 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020152809/http://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/racing/melbourne-cup-winner-podmore-dead-at-79-story-66334 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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