Henry Miller
Little is known about Henry Miller, whose chief claim to fame is as the jockey of Sir Charles Bunbury’s black colt Smolensko, which won the 1813 2,000 Guineas on his racecourse debut. Smolensko, the even money favourite, went on to win that year’s Derby, but without Miller, who had been replaced by Tom Goodisson.
Little is known about Henry Miller, whose chief claim to fame is as the jockey of Sir Charles Bunbury’s black colt Smolensko, which won the 1813 2,000 Guineas on his racecourse debut. Smolensko, the even money favourite, went on to win that year’s Derby, but without Miller, who had been replaced by Tom Goodisson.
Miller also won the 1812 Craven Stakes on Flash and the 1813 Ascot Gold Cup on Lutzen.
Miller also won the 1812 Craven Stakes on Flash and the 1813 Ascot Gold Cup on Lutzen.
The Brighton Gazette of April 11, 1850 reported the death of Henry Miller, stating that he was “once a jockey of repute, but now working at Burlington Mews livery yard in Brighton.”
The Brighton Gazette of April 11, 1850 reported the death of Henry Miller, stating that he was “once a jockey of repute, but now working at Burlington Mews livery yard in Brighton.”
It continued: “At Brighton Racecourse on March 27th, he was exercising a mare and was thrown and was badly injured. He was taken to Sussex County Hospital where he died a few hours later.”
It continued: “At Brighton Racecourse on March 27th, he was exercising a mare and was thrown and was badly injured. He was taken to Sussex County Hospital where he died a few hours later.”
