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In 1957, Johnny Longden and his wife Hazel Longden, both appeared briefly as themselves on the legendary sitcom, I Love Lucy. In the episode, "Lucy and the Loving Cup" (Season 6 Episode 12), Longden was set to receive a trophy for being the winningest jockey in history at an awards dinner at the Babalú nightclub run by Ricky Ricardo.
Jayne Mansfield with (left to right) jockeys Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker in 1957. Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 38 ounces (1.1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night.
The March 12, 1966, edition of the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap was seen by 60,792 fans, the largest crowd of the season, who turned out to say farewell to retiring U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Longden.
Johnny Longden: 871 173 $573,276 1944 Ted Atkinson: 1539 287 $899,101 1945 Johnny Longden: 778 180 $981,977 1946 Ted Atkinson: 1377 233 $1,036,825 1947 Douglas Dodson: 646 141 $1,429,949 1948 Eddie Arcaro: 726 188 $1,686,230 1949 Steve Brooks: 906 209 $1,316,817 1950 Eddie Arcaro: 888 195 $1,410,160 1951 Bill Shoemaker: 1161 257 $1,329,890 1952 ...
Established in 1940, the organization's founding members consisted of many of the leading jockeys of the day including Eddie Arcaro, Carroll Bierman, Charley Kurtsinger, Johnny Longden, Don Meade, Maurice Peters, Red Pollard, Sam Renick, Harry Richards, Alfred Robertson, and Ray Workman. The Jockeys' Guild founding board was made up of:
American horse racing biography stubs (167 P) Pages in category "American jockeys" ... Johnny Longden; Paco Lopez (jockey) Frank Lovato Jr. Mike Luzzi; M. Don MacBeth;
Count Fleet battled for the early lead with Gold Shower, then opened a two-length lead around the first turn and into the backstretch. On the far turn, Blue Swords closed to within a length before jockey Johnny Longden clucked to Count Fleet, who responded to win handily by three lengths. [2]
The victory made Majestic Prince the first unbeaten Kentucky Derby champion in 47 years. Johnny Longden became the only person in history to ever win the Derby both as a jockey and as a trainer, a feat that as of 2019 has not been matched.