About Charlie Maidment
Lived 1844 – 1926 (aged 81–82). Charlie Maidment was a jockey.
Charles Maidment (c. 1844–1926) was a British jockey, prominent in the early 1870s.
He was joint British Champion jockey in two successive years, 1870 and 1871, although is generally regarded as inferior to other jockeys of the time such as George Fordham and Tom Cannon, Sr. Besides his Championships, his main achievement was winning the Fillies' Triple Crown on Hannah in 1871.
He mainly rode for trainer Joseph Hayhoe and his major owners, Baron Meyer de Rothschild and Alexander and Hector Baltazzi. He retired in 1891 and was forced by financial circumstance to ride out for Newmarket stables until old age.
Classic race victories Great Britain 1,000 Guineas – Hannah (1871) Epsom Oaks – Hannah (1871) Epsom Derby – Cremorne (1872), Kisber (1876) St. Leger – Hannah (1871), Wenlock (1872)
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Who was Charlie Maidment?
British jockey
When was Charlie Maidment born?
Charlie Maidment was born in 1844 in Witchampton.
When did Charlie Maidment die?
Charlie Maidment died in 1926.
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Charlie Maidment was a jockey.
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