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| John Jackson | |
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 1768 |
| Died | 5 August 1839 (aged 70–71) Allerton |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Races: St Leger Stakes (1791, 1794, 1796, 1798, 1805, 1813, 1815, 1822) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Altisidora, Ambrosio, Beningbrough, Filho da Puta, Staveley, Symmetry, Theodore, Young Traveller | |
John Jackson (1768 - 1839) was an eight-time St Leger-winning jockey and the leading jockey in Northern England around the turn of the 19th century. He is the second winningmost jockey in the history of the Doncaster classic, joint with Lester Piggott and behind only John Scott.[1]
Career
He started out as apprentice to a Mr Burdon at Stainton-in-Cleveland. Later he was associated with the successful Middleham trainer John Mangle, riding at a weight at 7 stone, 7 pounds.[2]
He won his first St Leger in 1791 on Young Traveller and followed up in 1794 (Beningbrough), 1796 (Ambrosio), 1798 (Symmetry) and 1805 (Staveley)
He won the 1813 St Leger on the T Sykes-trained, R Watt-owned Altisidora. However, Jackson and Sykes hated each other and when Jackson was sacked as Watt’s stable jockey, Jackson blamed Sykes for the loss of his job. Jackson turned to drink and his behaviour became increasingly erratic. One night, after drinking heavily at Catterick Bridge, he stepped outside the inn to fight Sykes, but was so drunk he mistakenly ended up fighting a passing chimney sweep instead.
He won two further St Legers after this incident - on Filho da Puta in 1815 and Theodore in 1822 - but by 1823 he was "no longer employable"[2] and went into retirement. He first bought the Racecourse Farm at Allerton, then became landlord of the Black Swan Inn in the town. He was generous with his friends and died, virtually penniless, in Allerton on 5 August 1839.
Jackson fathered 12 children.[2]
Major wins
- St Leger Stakes - (8) - Young Traveller (1791), Beningbrough (1794), Ambrosio (1796), Symmetry (1798), Staveley (1805), Altisidora (1813), Filho da Puta (1815), Theodore (1822)
See also
References
- ^ "Doncaster St Leger: Facts & Figures". Eclipse Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "John Jackson". Jockeypedia. Retrieved 29 January 2022.