Thomas H. Burns

Thomas H. Burns
Thomas H. Burns
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1879; Cedar Springs, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 14, 1913; Brooklyn, New York
Major racing wins
	Kentucky Oaks (1897); Speed Stakes (1897); Crescent City Stakes (1898); Christmas Handicap (1898); Gaston Hotel Stakes (1898); Municipal Handicap (1898); Omnium Handicap (1898); Tennessee Derby (1898, 1906); (1900); Morris Park Commando Stakes (1900); Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1900, 1901); Manhattan Handicap (1900, 1903); Occidental Handicap (1900); Second Special Stakes (1900); St. Louis Derby (1900); (1901, 1905); Dash Stakes (1901, 1904); Eclipse Stakes (1901); First Special Stakes (1901); Great American Stakes (1901); (1901); Juvenile Stakes (1901); Long Island Handicap (1901, 1905); Sapphire Stakes (1901, 1904, 1905); Seagate Stakes (1901); Spinaway Stakes (1901); New Rochelle Handicap (1901, 1906) ; Woodmere Handicap (1901); (1902); (1902); (1902); Double Event Stakes (part 1) (1902); Flight Stakes (1902); Gazelle Stakes (1902); Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1902); Great Filly Stakes (1902); (1902, 1903); Huron Handicap (1902); (1902); Mermaid Stakes (1902); Pansy Stakes (1902); (1903); Broadway Stakes (1903); (1903); Claremont Handicap (1903, 1905); Lissak Handicap (1903); Metropolitan Handicap (1903); Phoenix Handicap (1903); Rockaway Stakes (1903); Russet Stakes (1903); Surf Stakes (1903); (1903); Brighton Handicap (1904); Dash Stakes (1904); Flying Handicap (1904); Lynbrook Handicap (1904); Newtown Stakes (1904); Patchogue Stakes (1904); Queens County Handicap (1904); Travers Stakes (1904); Twin City Handicap (1904); Undergraduate Stakes (1904); Waldorf Stakes (1904); Winged Foot Handicap (1904); Brooklyn Handicap (1905); Rosedale Stakes (1905); Saratoga Handicap (1905); Triumph Stakes (1905); Venus Stakes (1905); Washington Nursery Stakes (1905); Willow Handicap (1905); Tennessee Derby (1906); (1906); Benning Handicap (1908)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins (1898, 1899)
Honors
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1983); Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame; (2011)
Significant horses
	Africander, Ben Holladay, Blue Girl, Broomstick, Imp, Gold Heels, ,; Irish Lad,

Thomas H. "Tommy" Burns (1879 – November 14, 1913) was a Canadian jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who competed successfully in Canada, the United States, and in Europe. He was two-time North American Champion and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee in 1983^[1] and a 2011 Legends inductee in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.^[2]

Career[]

Tommy Burns won his first race at age 16 at a racetrack in Hamilton, Ontario. His success in Canada led to riding in the United States where he got his first win in 1894 at a track in St. Paul, Minnesota.^[3]

Personal life[]

Tommy Burns married Roslyn Dorothy McLaughlin, daughter of another U.S. Hall of Fame jockey Jim McLaughlin.^[4] Roslyn McLaughlin had previously been married to , another outstanding young jockey but he too had died young from Consumption.^[5]

References[]

^ "Thomas H. Burns". Racingmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
^ "Thomas H. Burns". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
^ Ottawa Citizen - July 23, 1909 Retrieved August 17, 2018
^ Daily Racing Form September 28, 1906 article titled "Burns is Doing Well in France" Retrieved October 15, 2018
^ "Jockey "Dick" Clawson Dead". New York Times, page 10. 1901-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-22.

[1] "Thomas H. Burns". Racingmuseum.org. Retrieved 2017-06-05.

[2] "Thomas H. Burns". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-15.

[3] Ottawa Citizen - July 23, 1909 Retrieved August 17, 2018

[4] Daily Racing Form September 28, 1906 article titled "Burns is Doing Well in France" Retrieved October 15, 2018

[5] "Jockey "Dick" Clawson Dead". New York Times, page 10. 1901-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-22.

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