Gifford was born in
Huntingdon. At the age of 28, he turned to training racehorses, with
Frank Pullen being his first owner, and later trained
Aldaniti, the winner of the 1981
Grand National. He was played by
Edward Woodward in the 1983 film
Champions. His training stables, which he took over from his former boss, Captain
H. Ryan Price, were located in
Findon, West Sussex. He died in the early hours of 9 February 2012 at his Findon yard in West Sussex, after suffering a heart attack.
Sandown Park Racecourse have a race named in his honour at their end of season jumps finale meeting. The Josh Gifford Novices’ Handicap Chase is run over 2 miles furlongs. It was first run in 2014. Previously there had been a Juvenile Hurdle on the same card named after him. ==References==