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.