Harry Carr (jockey)

Harry Carr
OccupationJockey
Born30 November 1916
Clifton, Cumbria, England
Died19 October 1985 (aged 68)
Career wins1,363
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins:
1000 Guineas Stakes (1955)
Derby Stakes (1959)
Oaks Stakes (1955)
St Leger Stakes (1955, 1958, 1962)
Other major race wins:
Coronation Stakes (1955)
Dewhurst Stakes (1950)
Goodwood Cup (1956, 1962)
July Cup (1955, 1961)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1959)
Lockinge Stakes (1958, 1959)
Middle Park Stakes (1950)
Nunthorpe Stakes (1947, 1960)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1951, 1959)
Timeform Gold Cup (1963)
Yorkshire Oaks (1957)
Significant horses
Alcide, Hethersett, Meld, Pall Mall, Pappa Fourway, Parthia, Zarathustra

William Henry Carr (1916–1985) was a multiple British Classic-winning jockey, who rode for both Queen Elizabeth II and her father King George VI, and became one of the most successful jockeys in England in the 1950s and early 60s.