Harry Clayton Richards (March 24, 1908 - January, 1980) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and the first president of the Jockeys' Guild. Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Arcaro said Richards: "was strong in character and who maintained a steady belief in our organization [Jockeys' Guild]. Incidentally, he was one of the greatest riders of my time, the first switch-hitter in our business and the one from whom I copied switch-hitting." In 1940, Harry Richards was a founding member of the Jockeys' Guild and served as the organization's first president.