George Archibald (jockey)

George Archibald
George Archibald
	George Archibald at the 1911 Kentucky Derby
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1890; San Francisco, California
Died	April 5, 1927 (aged 36–37); Newmarket, Suffolk, England
Major racing wins
	Kentucky Derby (1911)
Significant horses
	Meridian

George William Archibald (1890 – April 5, 1927) was an American jockey. He rode the winning horse Meridian in the 1911 Kentucky Derby. He was also a Champion Jockey in Germany where he rode for Baron Simon Alfred Oppenheim's Schlenderhan stable. He won the 1913 German 2000 Guineas and German St. Leger on Orchidee II and the 1914 German Oaks on Ariel. Archibald came to England in 1922 to take up retainer with Peter Gilpin at Clarehaven Stables in Newmarket. He won the 2000 Guineas with St. Louis. He rode in the Epsom Derby for King George VI. His other good mounts included that year's leading 2 year old, Town Guard, and the Irish Derby winner, Spike Island. Further important winners included Rose Prince in the Cesarewitch and a dead-heat in the Irish Derby abroad Zodiac in 1924. In all he won one hundred and eighty winners in England. His best year was 1924, when he scored in fifty two races. He died of heart failure on April 5, 1927.^[1]

References

↑ "George Archibald Dead: American Jockey, Who Has Been Riding Abroad since 1912, Expires Suddenly in England. [article] - Page 8, Daily Racing Form, 1927-04-07". Drf.uky.edu. 1927-04-07. Retrieved 2016-11-05.

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[1] "George Archibald Dead: American Jockey, Who Has Been Riding Abroad since 1912, Expires Suddenly in England. [article] - Page 8, Daily Racing Form, 1927-04-07". Drf.uky.edu. 1927-04-07. Retrieved 2016-11-05.