Tommy Weston (jockey)
| Tommy Weston | |
|---|---|
Tommy Weston, in the colours of Lord Derby (Gallaher's cigarette card, 1936) | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 4 February 1902 Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 21 January 1981 (aged 78) Ely, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Career wins | 1,455 |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Race wins: 1000 Guineas Stakes (1930) 2000 Guineas Stakes (1926, 1946) Derby Stakes (1924, 1933) Oaks Stakes (1927, 1928, 1936) St Leger Stakes (1923, 1928, 1933) Other major race wins: Champion Stakes (1924, 1928, 1929) Coronation Cup (1932, 1937) Dewhurst Stakes (1927, 1932) Eclipse Stakes (1927, 1928, 1931) Gold Cup (1930, 1935) Goodwood Cup (1931, 1935, 1936) July Cup (1926) Middle Park Stakes (1927) St. James's Palace Stakes (1932) | |
| Racing awards | |
| British flat racing Champion Jockey (1926) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Beam, Colorado, Fair Isle, Fairway, Happy Knight, Hyperion, Lovely Rosa, Pharamond, Pharos, Sansovino, Toboggan, Tranquil | |
Thomas Weston (February 1902 – 1981), born Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, was a British horse racing jockey. One of the most successful jockeys of the inter-war years, he won eleven English Classics, eight as stable jockey for the Earl of Derby including two Derby Stakes winners in Sansovino and Hyperion. He was British flat racing Champion Jockey in 1926.