Herbert Ebsworth Jones was a leading British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He often rode horses for King Edward VII. In 1900, he won the British Triple Crown when he rode Diamond Jubilee to victory in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes. He remains one of only fifteen jockeys to do so. Among his other Classic victories, he won the 1905 Epsom Oaks, a second Derby in 1909, and the 2,000 Guineas three more times. In 1913, Jones rode Anmer in the Derby. He was involved in a collision with Emily Davison, the suffragette, who was killed. Jones suffered significant injuries himself, including mild concussion. However he was haunted "by that woman's face" for much longer after the incident. Fifteen years after the death of Emily Davison, Herbert Jones laid a wreath at the funeral of Emmeline Pankhurst in honour of her and Emily Davison. Jones retired from riding in 1923. In 1951, he was discovered to have committed suicide after his son found him in a gas-filled kitchen. Wikipedia [ - ]

Herbert Ebsworth Jones was a leading British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He often rode... [ + ]