| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Major racing wins | |
| British Classic Races Epsom Derby (1801) Epsom Oaks (1801) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Eleanor[1] | |
John Saunders was a British Classic winning jockey, prominent at the turn of the 19th century. In 1801, he became the first man to win the Derby (primarily known as a race for colts) on a filly, Eleanor, a horse on which he also won the Oaks. This made him the first man to do the double on the same horse and only the third to do the double in the same year.
Major wins
Great Britain
- Epsom Derby – Eleanor (1801)[2][3]
- Epsom Oaks – Eleanor (1801)
References
- Taunton, Thomas Henry (1887). Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. pp. 11–13.
eleanor celebrated racehorses.
- "The Betfred Derby Festival - Previous winners". The Jockey Club. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- "Epsom Derby winners list: Every Classic hero back to 1780". Coral. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2026.