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At that age, he was an incredibly lightweight jockey. ... Tom Goodisson Occupation Jockey Born 1782 Died 1840 (aged 57–58) Newmarket, Suffolk Major racing wins 4 more rows

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British jockey

Thomas Goodisson (1782–1840) was a four times Epsom Derby winning British jockey. He was the son of Dick Goodisson, the jockey who won the first three runnings of The Oaks. Goodisson was only 12 years old when he had his first race ride, on the Duke of Bedford-owned Cub at Newmarket.[2] At that age, he was an incredibly lightweight jockey. In 1795, he weighed only 4 stone 1 pound when he won a famous 500 guineas match race between the Duke of Queensberry's horse, Pecker, and Benington on the Beacon Course at Newmarket.[2] On 18 May 1809, Goodisson lined up in the Derby on board Pope against nine other horses. From the start, the Duke of Rutland's colt Salvator took the lead and was the frontrunner until Tattenham Corner when Mr. Wilson's chestnut colt Wizard took the lead. Wizard held his position until "within a few strides of the winning-post" when Goodisson "made one serve for all" and took the win from Wizard by a neck.[3] It was said afterwards that Goodisson "rode his horse with great skill and judgement" and "gave great satisfaction to all present."[3] A few years later, in 1813, he won his first Oaks riding a filly called Music. That same year he went on to complete the Derby/Oaks double, winning the Derby on the black colt, Smolensko, one of only two black horses to have won the Derby.[4] As payment for winning the Derby, the horse's owner, Sir Charles Bunbury gave Goodisson a ten-pound note. He insisted that he would have given the jockey more had his bookmaker, a man called Brograve, cut his own throat rather than paying out his losses.[2] Goodison would go on to repeat the Oaks/Derby double in 1815 for another of his retainers, the Duke of Grafton, on Minuet and Whisker respectively. Besides Bunbury and Grafton, his principle patron was the Duke of York for whom he won the 1822 Derby on Moses. He won more big races for the Duke of York than almost any other jockey.[2] After retiring, Goodisson became a breeder of horses. He died at Newmarket in 1840.[2]

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So how much Six Nations prize money will each of the competing teams win this weekend? If no team manages to go throughout the tournament undefeated, the winner's fund is decreased by £1m and every other team earns an extra £200,000.

The biggest jackpot in world rugby will be available when the 2021 Six Nations comes to its conclusion today, Six Nations prize money for the 15-match tournament has reached a record £16m for this year’s tournament.

So how much Six Nations prize money will each of the competing teams win this weekend?

6th: £1m

5th: £1.5m

4th: 2m

3rd: £2.5m

2nd: £3.5m

Grand Slam: £6m

If no team manages to go throughout the tournament undefeated, the winner’s fund is decreased by £1m and every other team earns an extra £200,000. England players are set to split a stunning £700,000 worth of bonuses from the Six Nations prize money if they can win the tournament tomorrow. It is understood that a title success is worth up to £30,000 per player depending on campaign game-time. The RFU had already set aside the funding for this eventuality. For the next year, England players will see their international match fees drop by a quarter to approximately £18,000.

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The Team Voted The Greatest Six Nations XV Of All Time By Fans And after 30,000 votes, here is the team fans selected. There are one or two surprise inclusions.

Fullback: JASON ROBINSON (England) – 10,758 votes

Winger: SHANE WILLIAMS (Wales) – 12,374

Centre: Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland) – 21,392

Centre: Will Greenwood (England) – 10,697

Greenwood followed his father Dick into an England shirt. While his father was a prickly back row player, the younger Greenwood was one of the finest centres to grace the England midfield.

Winger: Tommy Bowe (Ireland) – 5,793

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