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Kilwarlin with Jack Robinson up by William #1805368

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Kilwarlin with Jack Robinson up by William #1805368
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Kilwarlin won the Classic St. Leger Stakes in 1887, Kilawrin was owned by 7th Baron Rodney.


William Robinson, always known as 'Jack', was born in London and apprenticed to the trainer Tom Cannon Snr, riding his first winner in 1884. As a jockey he partnered the winners of four Classics. He retired from riding at the end of 1892 and began to train privately for Lord Gerard at Moulton Paddocks in 1893. Later he purchased the stable and gallops at Foxhill, Wiltshire. His patrons included Charles Ismay and the future Lord William Wavertree, for whom he won the St Leger with Night Hawk in the same year as his crashing disappointment at losing the Derby on an objection with Craganour. This dramatic reverse left Jack Robinson a broken man, and he died five years later.



St. Leger Stakes
The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse in September. First held in 1776, it is known as "the oldest classic turf race", having eclipsed the even older Doncaster Cup as the most important race run at the course.

It is one of the five United Kingdom Classic Races and also the final leg of both the colts' and fillies' Triple Crowns.

Unlike the earlier classics, the St Leger in recent years has not always been contested by the most highly regarded three-year-olds in training. The established stars have instead tended to be ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:William Henry Hopkins & Havell</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Kilwarlin with Jack Robinson up by William</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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