Steve Donoghue

Steve Donoghue
Steve Donoghue, in the colours of Corlette Glorney (Gallaher's cigarette card, 1936)
OccupationJockey
Born8 November 1884
Warrington, England
Died23 March 1945(1945-03-23) (aged 60)
London, England
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins as jockey:
2000 Guineas (3)
1000 Guineas (1)
Epsom Derby (6)
Epsom Oaks (2)
St Leger Stakes (2)[1]
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Jockey 10 times (1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923)
Significant horses
The Tetrarch, Pommern, Gay Crusader, Humorist, Captain Cuttle, Papyrus, Manna, Brown Jack, Exhibitionnist

Steve Donoghue (8 November 1884 – 23 March 1945) was a leading English flat-race jockey in the 1910s and 1920s. He was Champion Jockey 10 times between 1914 and 1923 and was one of the most celebrated horse racing sportsmen after Fred Archer, with only Sir Gordon Richards and Sir Tony McCoy eclipsing him.[2]

  1. ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
  2. ^ "HALL OF HEROES: Steve Donoghue". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.