Major wins
- Epsom Derby - Pan (1808)
| Frank Collinson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Died | 1811 |
| Major racing wins | |
| Major races Epsom Derby (1808) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Pan | |
Frank Collinson (died 1811) was an English jockey, who won the 1808 Derby.
Collinson was the son of a Yorkshire farmer and joined the stable of Christopher Jackson at Middleham as a young boy, where he learnt to ride "in a masterly Yorkshire style"[1]
In 1808, he won the Derby on a 20/1 outsider, Pan, by half a length at odds from a field of ten for a prize of £1,260. He was somewhat fortunate to win, as the jockey on the runner-up, Bill Clift, had failed to notice Collinson's challenge until it was too late.[2][1] In winning the Derby, however, he paid a fatal price. On his way to Epsom for the race, he slept in a damp bed at an inn and contracted the illness that would kill him.[3]