About Frank Collinson
Frank Collinson was a jockey.
Frank Collinson (died 1811) was an English jockey, who won the 1808 Derby.
Collinson was the son of a Yorkshire farmer and joined the stable of Christopher Jackson at Middleham as a young boy, where he learnt to ride "in a masterly Yorkshire style"
In 1808, he won the Derby on a 20/1 outsider, Pan, by half a length at odds from a field of ten for a prize of £1,260. He was somewhat fortunate to win, as the jockey on the runner-up, Bill Clift, had failed to notice Collinson's challenge until it was too late.
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Who was Frank Collinson?
English jockey
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Frank Collinson died in 1811.
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Frank Collinson was a jockey.
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