caption death_date birth_place awards race birth_date horses image article_title name occupation
circa 1900 1 june 1962 houghton , hampshire united kingdom british , 1894-1897 -rrb- flat racing champion jockey -lrb- 1891 , 1892 coronation craven epsom derby -lrb- 1899 -rrb- 2,000 guineas -lrb- 1899 -rrb- stakes epsom oaks -lrb- 1900 , 1903 -rrb- -lrb- 1893-94 , 1897 , 1899 , 1902 stakes , 1906 -rrb- prince of wales 's stakes -lrb- 1895-96 -lrb- , 1899 , 1900 , 1904 , 1905 -rrb- middle 1892-1894 park plate -lrb- 1896 -rrb- doncaster cup -lrb- 1897 -rrb- , lincolnshire handicap -lrb- 1897 -rrb- city and suburban handicap -lrb- 1896 1890 , 1891,1895 , 1896 , 1899 , 1900 -rrb- , eclipse stakes -lrb- 1893 , 1899 -rrb- ascot gold cup 1898 -lrb- 1902 -rrb- '' ` british classic race wins : -rrb- '' ' st. leger stakes -lrb- 1894 , 1899 -rrb- 21 may 1873 flying third fox , orme , throstle , william the mornington `` morny '' cannon.jpg mornington cannon
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mornington cannon

herbert mornington cannon -lrb- 1873 -- 1962 -rrb- , 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 -lrb- 1846 -- 1917 -rrb- .
in his day he was considered the most perfect master of style and he epitomised `` the art of jockeyship '' .
