| Fred Archer | |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 11 January 1857 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 8 November 1886 (aged 29) Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Career wins | 2,748 |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Race wins: Epsom Oaks (1875, 1878, 1880, 1885) 1,000 Guineas (1875, 1879) 2,000 Guineas (1874, 1879, 1883, 1885) Epsom Derby (1877, 1880, 1881, 1885, 1886) St Leger (1877, 1878, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886) Other Major British Race wins: Prix du Jockey Club (1880, 1883) Grand Prix de Paris (1882, 1885, 1886) | |
| Racing awards | |
| British flat racing Champion Jockey (1874–1886) | |
| Honours | |
| Fred Archer Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse | |
| Significant horses | |
| Bend Or, Iroquois, Ormonde, Melton, Paradox, Wheel of Fortune, Silvio, Atlantic | |
Frederick James 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".[1]
He was Champion Jockey for 13 consecutive years until 1886, riding 2,748 winners from 8,084 starts, in so doing setting 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 committed suicide at the age of 29.