Harry Constable Explained

Harry Constable
Occupation:Jockey
Birth Place:Kensal Green, London, England
Birth Date:1854
Death Place:Epson, Surrey, England
Death Date:17 February 1881
Race:British Classic Race wins as jockey:
Epsom Derby (1878)
Awards:British flat racing Champion Jockey (1873)
Horses:Sefton

Henry Constable (1854 – 17 February 1881) 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. He also won the 1878 Derby on Sefton. 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.

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