Trivia
- Although Formby didn't manage to ride a winner as a jockey he did ride 42 horses into second place
- George Formby's great nephew the comedian Bob Slayer was himself a former jockey who managed three winners but only two second places
- George`s father (George Snr.) was a member of a music hall troupe which included a young Charlie Chaplin and it was George`s father`s insistence that Charlie should try his luck in the USA
- Formby appears on the back cover of Alice in Chains` 1995 self-titled album (also known as "Tripod") with a computer edited third leg.
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