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Harry Constable

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Harry Constable
OccupationJockey
Born1854
Kensal Green, London, England
Died17 February 1881
Epson, Surrey, England
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins as jockey:
Epsom Derby (1878)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Jockey (1873)
Significant horses
Sefton

Henry Constable (1854 – 17 February 1881[1][2]) was a British flat racing jockey of the Victorian era. He was the Champion Jockey of 1873 with 110 winners, denying the famous Fred Archer his first Jockeys' Championship by 3 wins.[3] He also won the 1878 Derby on Sefton.[4] His fame was short-lived though, and he died at a young age in 1881 aged 26. He was the favourite jockey of Lord Rosebery.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Veno [Pseud.] (16 April 1881). "Sporting Notes, &c". The Capricornian. Rockhampton, Australia. p. 8. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Obituary." Times [London, England] 18 February 1881: 10. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ Tanner & Cranham 1992, p. 84.
  4. ^ "Arrival of the English Mail". South Australian Register. Adelaide, Australia. 4 April 1881. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Some Turf Anecdotes". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Australia. 4 May 1901. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

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