Thomas H. Burns

Thomas H. Burns
Thomas H. Burns
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1879; Cedar Springs, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 14, 1913; Brooklyn, New York
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
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); Bayshore Stakes (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); Crotona Handicap (1901, 1905); Dash Stakes (1901, 1904); Eclipse Stakes (1901); First Special Stakes (1901); Great American Stakes (1901); June Stakes (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); Albany Handicap (1902); Bouquet Stakes (1902); Carlton Stakes (1902, 1903); Double Event Stakes (part 1) (1902); Flight Stakes (1902); Gazelle Stakes (1902); Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1902); Great Filly Stakes (1902); Harlem Stakes (1902, 1903); Huron Handicap (1902); Jamaica Stakes (1902); Mermaid Stakes (1902); Pansy Stakes (1902); Arverne Stakes (1903); Broadway Stakes (1903); Carlton Stakes (1903); Claremont Handicap (1903, 1905); Lissak Handicap (1903); Metropolitan Handicap (1903); Phoenix Handicap (1903); Rockaway Stakes (1903); Russet Stakes (1903); Surf Stakes (1903); Seneca Selling Stakes (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); Tennessee Oaks (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, Gunfire,; Irish Lad, Joe Madden

Thomas H. 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 and a 2011 Legends inductee in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.