| Morny Cannon | |
|---|---|
 Circa 1900 | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 21 May 1873 Houghton, Hampshire United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 June 1962 (aged 89) |
| Children | Herbert Claud Cannon (1916-2000) |
| Career wins | 1,879 in U.K. |
| Major racing wins | |
| Coronation Stakes (1892–1894, 1896, 1898) Craven Stakes (1893–94, 1897, 1899, 1902, 1906) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1895–96, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1905) Middle Park Plate (1896) Doncaster Cup (1897) Lincolnshire Handicap (1897) City and Suburban Handicap (1890, 1891,1895, 1896, 1899, 1900) Eclipse Stakes (1893, 1899) Ascot Gold Cup (1902) British Classic race wins: St. Leger Stakes (1894, 1899) Epsom Derby (1899) 2,000 Guineas (1899) Epsom Oaks (1900, 1903) | |
| Racing awards | |
| British flat racing Champion Jockey (1891, 1892, 1894–1897) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Flying Fox, Orme, Throstle, William the Third | |
Herbert Mornington Cannon (1873–1962), commonly referred to as Morny Cannon, was a six-time Champion jockey in the United Kingdom in the 1890s. He holds the records for the most wins by a jockey in the Craven Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes. His most famous mount was Flying Fox who won the British Triple Crown in 1899. He was the son of English jockey and trainer Tom Cannon (1846–1917). In his day he was considered the most perfect master of style and he epitomised "the art of jockeyship".[1]
- ^ Gould, Nathaniel; Sporting Sketches Publisher: London : R.A. Everett & Co. (1900)