Fred Archer (jockey)
Frederick James "Fred" Archer (January 11, 1857 – November 8, 1886) was an English flat race jockey who was the most successful sportsman in horse racing during the Victorian era. The National Horseracing Museum describes him as "the best all-round jockey that the Turf has ever seen." Not until the arrival of Steve Donoghue and Sir Gordon Richards were his statistics threatened.
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“I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.”
—Jeffrey Archer (b. 1940)