Steve Donoghue | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born | 8 November 1884 Warrington, England |
Died | 23 March 1945 London, England | (aged 60)
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]