Danny Maher

Danny Maher
Circa 1900
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1881 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	November 9, 1916
Career wins	USA: 1,771 Britain: 1,421
Major racing wins
In the United States: Champagne Stakes (1898) Gazelle Handicap (1899) Brooklyn Handicap (1899) Toboggan Handicap (1899) Tremont Stakes (1899-1900) Metropolitan Handicap (1900) Carter Handicap (1900) Ladies Handicap (1900) In the United Kingdom: Chester Cup (1901) Imperial Produce Stakes (1901) Gimcrack Stakes (1902) Eclipse Stakes (1902, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910) Ascot Gold Cup (1906, 1910) Richmond Stakes (1908) Middle Park Plate (1908) Dewhurst Plate (1908) Champion Stakes (1909) St. James's Palace Stakes (1912) British Classic Race wins: 1,000 Guineas (1901) St. Leger Stakes (1903, 1909) Epsom Derby (1903, 1905, 1906) Epsom Oaks (1906) 2,000 Guineas (1910, 1912)
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Jockey (1908, 1913)
Honours
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1955)
Significant horses
Rock Sand, Cicero, Spearmint, Bayardo Tracery, Pretty Polly, Ard Patrick

In the United States:
Champagne Stakes (1898)
Gazelle Handicap (1899)
Brooklyn Handicap (1899)
Toboggan Handicap (1899)
Tremont Stakes (1899-1900)
Metropolitan Handicap (1900)
Carter Handicap (1900)
Ladies Handicap (1900)

In the United Kingdom:
Chester Cup (1901)
Imperial Produce Stakes (1901)
Gimcrack Stakes (1902)
Eclipse Stakes (1902, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910)
Ascot Gold Cup (1906, 1910)
Richmond Stakes (1908)
Middle Park Plate (1908)
Dewhurst Plate (1908)
Champion Stakes (1909)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1912)

Daniel Aloysius Maher (1881 in Hartford, Connecticut – November 9, 1916, London, England) was an American Hall of Fame jockey who also became a Champion jockey in Great Britain.

Danny Maher commenced his career at the age of 14, weighing 65 pounds. He served his apprenticeship under Bill Daly, a well known trainer of jockeys. Three years later, in 1898, he topped America’s jockey's list. Maher was best known in the United States for winning the Metropolitan Handicap on Ethelbert (1900), the Brooklyn Handicap and Toboggan Handicap on Banaster (1899), the Champagne Stakes on Lothario (1898), and the Ladies Handicap on Oneck Queen (1900). Danny Maher was America's leading jockey in 1898.

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