Harry Constable
British jockey
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| Intro | British jockey | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Equestrian Jockey | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1854, Kensal Green, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 17 February 1881 (aged 27 years) |
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Henry "Harry" 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.