Fred Allsopp

Frederick George Allsopp (3 January 1869 – 1912) was a British Derby-winning jockey.

Allsopp was born in Peopleton, Worcestershire, on 3 January 1869. He spent five years as an apprentice with trainer James Humphreys in Lambourn, and stayed there for another three years subsequently. He was tall and thin, with sharp features and heavy, black eyebrows, and was always in demand due to his ability to ride at a boy's weight, despite his height.

His first major victory was on 100/30 joint favourite El Caisier in the 1886 Ebor at York, riding at 6st 7lbs.

A few years later he won the 1891 Goodwood Stakes on White Feather. That same year, on 14 November, he had his licence temporarily cancelled for having crossed another horse in a Nursery Handicap at Blankney Races, Lincolnshire. His reputation for this "cross-riding" earned him the nickname "The Bumper".

The highlight of his career came in the 1892 Derby which he won on Sir Hugo. The victory was considered a fluke by some.