Jack Robinson (horse racing)
William Thomas "Jack" Robinson (died 1 July 1918) was a British racehorse trainer and jockey prominent in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[1] As a rider and trainer, Robinson was a winner of some of Britain's most notable horse races of his day, including the St Leger, the Goodwood Cup, and the 2000 Guineas.
Background
[edit]Robinson was born in Kensington, London. He was first apprenticed as a jockey to the trainer Tom Cannon Snr.[2] He rode his first winner in 1884.[3] The last year of his apprenticeship was bought out by Captain Machell.[2] He retired from race riding in 1892 to become a trainer. He purchased Foxhill stables and gallops in Wiltshire for his training operation.[1][2]
He was Champion Trainer in 1905.[citation needed] That year, he won the 2000 Guineas Stakes with Vedas in a time of 1:41.2. Vedas was ridden by Herbert Jones and owned by West de Wend-Fenton.[4]
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In 1913, Robinson became known for his involvement in the "Craganour affair", in which a horse trained by him was denied winning the 2000 Guineas and the 1913 Epsom Derby (also known as the "Suffragette Derby") due to the unpopularity of the horse's owner, Charles Bower Ismay.[5] Several theories for the horse's disqualification exist, accounting for Ismay's family ownership of White Star Line and responsibility for the Titanic disaster, or for a personal affair between Ismay and the daughter in law of the race's steward.[6] It was said that the aftermath of the Craganour affair broke Robinson,[7] and he died five years later on 1 July 1918.[3][8][9]
Notable horses
[edit]- Seabreeze, jockey, won 1888 Oaks Stakes
- Kilwarlin, jockey, won 112th running of the St Leger
- Bonavista, jockey, 1892 2000 Guineas[2]
- Merman, trainer, won 1899 Goodwood Cup[10]
- Vedas, trainer
- Night Hawk, trainer
- Craganour, trainer, who passed the post first at both the 1913 2000 Guineas and the 1913 Epsom Derby, but was controversially denied victory both times[5]
- Witch Elm, trainer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Randall, John; Morris, Tony (1985). Horse Racing: The Records. Guinness. ISBN 978-0-85112-446-9.
- ^ a b c d Racing Illustrated (published 1896). 4 December 1895. p. 4.
- ^ a b "William Henry Hopkins (British, 1853-1892) and Edmund Havell (British, 1819-1894) Kilwarlin with Jack Robinson up". Christies. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "2000 & 1000 Guineas Results". www.thejockeyclub.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Montgomery, Sue (7 June 2006). "Racing: Dramatic Derby of 1913 puts Sir Percy in the shade". The Independent. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Sheahan, Victor (27 September 2009). "Stewards, disqualifications and breeding- a potted history". Montjeu.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Galtrey Sidney (1934). Memoirs Of A Racing Journalist.
- ^ "Sporting Obituary". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 3 July 1918.
- ^ "Sporting Notes. - To-Day's Fixtures". The Age. Melbourne, Vic. 29 August 1918. Retrieved 8 November 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ "Glorious Goodwood's Glamour Gal – Lillie Langtry". The Oldie. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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