| Michael Beary | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:M_Beary,_jockey,_cigarette_card.jpg) Michael Beary, in the colours of Captain A.S.Wilson (Gallaher's cigarette card, 1936) | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 9 December 1894[1] or 1896 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Eire |
| Died | 8 October 1956 London, England |
| Major racing wins | |
| Classic races: (as jockey) Oaks Stakes (1932) Derby Stakes (1937) St Leger Stakes (1929, 1949) (as trainer) 2000 Guineas (1951) Other major races July Cup (1924) Sussex Stakes (1924, 1929, 1932, 1941) Nunthorpe Stakes (1945) Middle Park Stakes (1922, 1925, 1928, 1932) Dewhurst Stakes (1931, 1933) Champion Stakes (1933(dh)) | |
| Honours | |
| Irish Champion Jockey (1920) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Burslem, Costaki Pasha, Dastur, Drake, Eastern Echo, Felicitation, Firdaussi, Golden Cloud, Ki Ming, Le Phare, Lex, Mid-day Sun, Mrs Rustom, Ridge Wood, Trigo, Udaipur | |
Michael Beary was an Irish flat racing jockey, who won four British Classics and eight Irish Classics in a career that spanned from the 1910s to the 1950s. He was Irish Champion Jockey in 1920. The Racing Post ranked him the 13th greatest jockey of the 20th Century.[2]