Alonzo Clayton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1876 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1917 (aged 41) |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
| Champagne Stakes (1891) Jerome Handicap (1891) Alabama Stakes (1892) Clark Handicap (1892, 1897) Latonia Oaks (1892, 1898) Travers Stakes (1892) Monmouth Handicap (1893) Spring Stakes (1893) St. Leger Handicap (1893) Dash Stakes (1894) Dolphin Stakes (1894) Kentucky Oaks (1894, 1895) Arkansas Derby (1895) Ocean Handicap (1895) Double Event Stakes (part 1) (1896) Flatbush Stakes (1896) Laureate Stakes (1896) Twin City Handicap (1896) Winged Foot Handicap (1896) Fall Handicap (1897) Flight Stakes (1897) Municipal Handicap (1897) September Stakes (1897) California Oaks (1898)
American Classic Race wins: | |
| Racing awards | |
| Leading rider at Churchill Downs (1893, Fall) | |
| Honors | |
| Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (2012) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Azra, Ben Holladay, Briar Sweet, Halma, Ornament, Requital, Voter | |
Alonzo Clayton (January 4, 1876 – March 17, 1917) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing described by author Edward Hotaling, as "one of the great riders of the New York circuit all through the 1890s" and who holds the record as the youngest jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.