Mornington Cannon
| Morny Cannon | |
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Circa 1900
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 21 May 1873 Houghton, Hampshire United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 June 1962 |
| Career wins | 1,879 in U.K. |
| Major racing wins | |
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Coronation Stakes (1892-1894, 1896, 1898) Craven Stakes (1893-94, 1897, 1899, 1902, 1906) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1895-96, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1905) Middle Park Plate (1896) Doncaster Cup (1897) Lincolnshire Handicap (1897) City and Suburban Handicap (1890, 1891,1895, 1896, 1899, 1900) Eclipse Stakes (1893, 1899) Ascot Gold Cup (1902) British Classic race wins: St. Leger Stakes (1894, 1899) Epsom Derby (1899) 2,000 Guineas (1899) Epsom Oaks (1900, 1903) |
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| Racing awards | |
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British flat racing Champion Jockey (1891, 1892, 1894-1897) |
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| Significant horses | |
| Flying Fox, Orme, Throstle, William the Third | |
Herbert Mornington Cannon (1873–1962), commonly referred to as Morny Cannon, was a six-time Champion jockey in the United Kingdom in the 1890s. He holds the records for the most wins by a jockey in the Craven Stakes, Coronation Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes. His most famous mount was Flying Fox who won the British Triple Crown in 1899. He was the son of English jockey and trainer Tom Cannon (1846–1917). In his day he was considered the most perfect master of style and he epitomised "the art of jockeyship".
Herbert Mornington Cannon was born on 21 May in Houghton, Hampshire, the same day that his father Tom Cannon won the Somersetshire Stakes, at Bath, on a colt named Mornington (who also won the 1873 City and Suburban Handicap). Cannon derived his middle name from his father's mount and went by the nickname "Morny" for much of his racing career.
His mother was Catherine Day, a grand daughter of English horse trainer John Barham Day. Cannon had three brothers who were also jockeys: Walter Kempton (1879–1951), Tom Cannon, Jr. (1872–1945) and Charles. His sister Margaret married Ernest Piggott, who was the grandfather of champion jockey Lester Piggott.
He was educated at Banister's Court, Southampton, and afterwards at Queenswood College by a private tutor.
He married Miss E (Nelly) Dennett, of The Park, Nottingham, on 11 January 1894, at the old parish church, St Mary Abbots, Kensington. The wedding was a quiet one owing to the recent death of the bride’s father. They honeymooned in Brighton with a view to setting up home near Danebury.
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