Peter John Cook (born 15 December 1950) in Sydney, Australia is a retired Australian jockey.
Some of his achievements include winning the 1981 Melbourne Cup (Just A Dash) and 1984 Melbourne Cup (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. , 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. , p. 129
He officially retired from riding in 1994Brasch, D. (2011). Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook. New Holland Publishers. , 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. , p. 163
Further reading Brasch, D. (2011). Jockeying to the top: the story of horseracing legend Peter Cook. New Holland Publishers.
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