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Frank Collinson

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Occupation
  
Jockey

Died
  
1811

Name
  
Frank Collinson


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Frank Collinson (d. 1811) was an English jockey, who won the 1808 Derby.

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Collinson was the son of a Yorkshire farmer and joined the stable of Christopher Jackson at Middleham as a young boy, where he learnt to ride "in a masterly Yorkshire style"

In 1808, he won the Derby on a 20/1 outsider, Pan, by half a length at odds from a field of ten for a prize of £1,260. He was somewhat fortunate to win, as the jockey on the runner-up, Bill Clift, had failed to notice Collinson's challenge until it was too late. In winning the Derby, however, he paid a fatal price. On his way to Epsom for the race, he slept in a damp bed at an inn and contracted the illness that would kill him.

Major wins

Great Britain

  • Epsom Derby - Pan (1808)
  • References

    Frank Collinson Wikipedia