Career
He often rode horses for King Edward VII. He remains one of only fifteen jockeys to do southern In 1913, Jones rode Anmer, the King"s Horse, in the Derby. He was involved in a collision with Emily Davison, the suffragette, who was fatally injured.
Jones suffered significant injuries himself, including a mild concussion.
Fifteen years after the death of Emily Davison, Herbert Jones laid a wreath at the funeral of Emmeline Pankhurst in honour of her and Emily Davison. Jones retired from riding in 1923.
