Major race wins: Derby Stakes (1943) Middle Park Stakes (1943) Dewhurst Stakes (1941)
Significant horses
Canyonero, Orestes, Straight Deal
He was born Thomas Henry Carey in 1905. He started out as apprentice to Stanley Wootton, but initially failed to progress. However, while pony racing at Northolt he came to the attention of leading owner Dorothy Paget and the partnership with her became relatively successful.[1]
His greatest success came for Paget on Straight Deal in the 1943 Derby, run at Newmarket because of the war. Carey was said to have ridden a "patient and well-judged"[2] race on the horse, who started at odds of 100/6. Other big wins came on the two-year-olds Canyonero in the 1941 Dewhurst Stakes and Orestes in the 1943 Middle Park Stakes. He also won two wartime Stewards Cups on Sugar Palm. At Windsor in 1943, on the day that Gordon Richards broke Fred Archer's records for the most ever victories, Carey rode five winners, with another coming second.[3]
He retired from race-riding at the end of the 1946 flat season, alongside fellow jockeys Harry Wragg and Bobby Jones. A dinner was held in their honour, hosted by champion jockey Gordon Richards.[4] Carey then became a trainer at Epsom. He won with both his first flat and hurdles runners.[1]
Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN0-354-08536-0.
External linksedit
The Derby Won By "Straight Deal" Aka The Derby At Newmarket (1943) - British Pathe footage of Carey's Derby victory
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tommy, carey, september, 1905, march, 1964, derby, winning, flat, racing, jockey, occupationjockeymajor, racing, winsmajor, race, wins, derby, stakes, 1943, middle, park, stakes, 1943, dewhurst, stakes, 1941, significant, horsescanyonero, orestes, straight, de. Tommy Carey 7 September 1905 24 March 1964 was a Derby winning flat racing jockey Tommy CareyOccupationJockeyMajor racing winsMajor race wins Derby Stakes 1943 Middle Park Stakes 1943 Dewhurst Stakes 1941 Significant horsesCanyonero Orestes Straight Deal He was born Thomas Henry Carey in 1905 He started out as apprentice to Stanley Wootton but initially failed to progress However while pony racing at Northolt he came to the attention of leading owner Dorothy Paget and the partnership with her became relatively successful 1 His greatest success came for Paget on Straight Deal in the 1943 Derby run at Newmarket because of the war Carey was said to have ridden a patient and well judged 2 race on the horse who started at odds of 100 6 Other big wins came on the two year olds Canyonero in the 1941 Dewhurst Stakes and Orestes in the 1943 Middle Park Stakes He also won two wartime Stewards Cups on Sugar Palm At Windsor in 1943 on the day that Gordon Richards broke Fred Archer s records for the most ever victories Carey rode five winners with another coming second 3 He retired from race riding at the end of the 1946 flat season alongside fellow jockeys Harry Wragg and Bobby Jones A dinner was held in their honour hosted by champion jockey Gordon Richards 4 Carey then became a trainer at Epsom He won with both his first flat and hurdles runners 1 He trained Le Sage to win the 1951 Sussex Stakes and Oxfordshire Stakes and Castleton to win the 1952 King Edward VII Stakes and Blue Riband Stakes 1 Further success came in the 1954 Triumph Hurdle at Hurst Park with Prince Charlemagne ridden by Lester Piggott He also trained for the Maharajah of Baroda although the Maharajah s retained rider Charlie Smirke chose to end the partnership rather than take orders from Carey 5 Carey later moved to train at Godalming but died in hospital in Epsom in 1964 following a barbiturate overdose 1 Contents 1 Major wins 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksMajor wins edit nbsp Great Britain Derby Stakes Straight Deal 1943 Middle Park Stakes Orestes 1943 Dewhurst Stakes Canyonero 1941 See also editList of jockeysReferences edit a b c d Eacott Bill 2009 A History of Racehorse Training At Epsom PDF C W Eacott ISBN 978 0 9548278 1 6 Mortimer Onslow amp Willett 1978 p 590 Carey Tommy Jockeypedia Retrieved 31 July 2021 The retirement from riding circles of famous jockeys Harry Wragg Bobby Jones and Tommy Carey Mauritius Images Retrieved 29 July 2021 Mortimer Onslow amp Willett 1978 p 570 Bibliography editMortimer Roger Onslow Richard Willett Peter 1978 Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing London Macdonald and Jane s ISBN 0 354 08536 0 External links editThe Derby Won By Straight Deal Aka The Derby At Newmarket 1943 British Pathe footage of Carey s Derby victory nbsp This English horse racing biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tommy Carey amp oldid 1218634878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
