About: Frank Buckle

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Francis Buckle (1766–1832), known to the British horse racing public as "The Governor", was an English jockey, who has been described as "the jockey non-pareil" of the opening quarter of the 19th century, and the man who "brought respectability to race-riding". He won at least 27 British Classic Races during his career, a record which would not be beaten for over 150 years.

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  • Francis Buckle (1766–1832), known to the British horse racing public as "The Governor", was an English jockey, who has been described as "the jockey non-pareil" of the opening quarter of the 19th century, and the man who "brought respectability to race-riding". He won at least 27 British Classic Races during his career, a record which would not be beaten for over 150 years. (en)
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  • 1766 (xsd:integer)
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  • Newmarket, Suffolk, England (en)
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  • Francis Buckle, 1831 engraving by William Camden Edwards (en)
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  • 1832 (xsd:integer)
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  • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (en)
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  • "He has left behind him not merely an example for all young jockeys to follow, but proof that honesty is the best policy, for he died in the esteem of all the racing world and in the possession of a comfortable independence acquired from his profession." (en)
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  • Epsom Derby (en)
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  • British Classic Race wins: (en)
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  • - extract from obituary, quoted in Great Jockeys of the Flat (en)
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  • Francis Buckle (1766–1832), known to the British horse racing public as "The Governor", was an English jockey, who has been described as "the jockey non-pareil" of the opening quarter of the 19th century, and the man who "brought respectability to race-riding". He won at least 27 British Classic Races during his career, a record which would not be beaten for over 150 years. (en)
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  • Frank Buckle (en)
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