Sam Kenyon (
fl.
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1855–1874) was a British
jockey who was
British Champion jockey in 1866, riding 123 winners. He has been described as "the most fashionable lightweight
ockeyof the mid-Victorian period." Amongst his key victories were the
City and Suburban Handicap on Delight, the
Manchester Cup on Retrousse, the Liverpool Autumn Cup on
Beeswing and the
Goodwood Stakes and
Doncaster Cup
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on Rama. He never won a
Classic
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, but it has been suggested he would have won th 1869
2,000 Guineas
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on Belladrum, if he had not defied trainer's orders.
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British Champion flat jockeys
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