John Charlton

John Charlton (1829–1862) was a British jockey, most famous for winning an Oaks/Derby double on Blink Bonny, only the second filly to achieve the feat.

Early career

Charlton was born at Stranton near West Hartlepool to the landlord of the Blacksmith's Arms. Despite this birthplace, he would later come to consider himself "all but Yorkshire". prevented her from winning, on the orders of the bookmaker John Jackson.

This became evident when the next afternoon, Blink Bonny won the Park Hill Stakes over the same course and distance, carrying ten pounds more, by a distance of six lengths, and two seconds faster than Imperieuse, the St Leger winner, the previous day.