English Triple Crown wins: Epsom Derby (1914)Matthew A. McGee (December 1890 - October 28, 1949)[1] was an American jockey born and raised in Covington, Kentucky who rode Durbar to victory in the 1914 Epsom Derby, England's most prestigious race,[2] for Herman B. Duryea.
Based in France his other winners for Duryea included the 1913 French 1000 Guineas (the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches) on Banshee.
[3] Afterwards he rode for several years for Baron Edouard de Rothschild up to 1927.
[4] Note that his name is frequently misspelled as "MacGee" in European records, including the Media Guide for the Epsom Derby[5] and on a 1923 sports card.
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