Fred Archer (jockey)

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Frederick James Fred Archer (11 January 1857 –8 November 1886) also known by the nickname The Tin Man was an English flat race jockey of the Victorian era described as the best all-round jockey that the turf has ever seen.He set records for the number of Champion Jockey titles (13) number of wins in a season (246) and number of race wins (2748) which remained unthreatened until the arrival of Steve Donoghue and Sir Gordon Richards well into the 20th Century.Delirious from wasting and the loss of his wife during childbirth he shockingly took his own life at the age of 29.

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British flat racing Champion Jockey

birth date

1857-01-11

birth place

England, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

death date

1886-11-08

death place

Cambridgeshire, England, Newmarket Suffolk

occupation

Jockey

race

British Classic Races, 1000 Guineas Stakes, Champion Stakes, Epsom Oaks, Prince of Wales's Stakes, St. James's Palace Stakes, 2000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Derby, St. Leger Stakes, Grand Prix de Paris, Prix du Jockey Club, French Classic Races

race horse

Atlantic (horse), Ormonde (horse), Melton (horse), Silvio (horse), Bend Or, Paradox (horse), Wheel of Fortune (horse), Iroquois (horse)

wins

2748