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Charles William Boland (January 29, 1940 – May 5, 1961) was a Canadian jockey in thoroughbred horse racing who died as a result of a racing accident. [1]Born in Old Chelsea, Quebec, [2] he competed at racetracks in his native Province as well as in Ontario.
David Allen Gall (December 17, 1941 – August 1, 2021) was a Canadian-American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey, who ranked fifth in lifetime wins by North American jockeys and who was the first jockey in the United States to ride eight winners on a single racecard.
He was elected to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1977, the U.S. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1982, the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. [1] Gomez died of complications after a three-horse accident during the running of the Canadian Oaks in 1980. He had won 4,081 races ...
He was elected to the club's board in 1898 and served as president from 1906 until his death. [1] In 1908 helped found the Canadian Racing Association. [8] On its formation in 1976, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inducted Joseph E. Seagram as part of its inaugural class in the builder's category.
George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey.An annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild is named in his honor.
Jockeys who were killed while taking part in horse racing. Pages in category "Jockeys who died while racing" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
After being initially rejected by the USTA because of their policy to not give licenses to women jockeys, the organization gave Williams her license in 1968. After ending her racing career in 1973, Williams had competed in over 2000 races and had 327 wins. In 2012, she was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Laurin was born in Joliette, Quebec, Canada.His career in Thoroughbred horse racing began in 1929 as a jockey at Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal, Quebec.Battling weight problems, after riding 161 race winners, in 1942 he began working as a trainer in New England, a job that would span 45 years and take him to the pinnacle of horse racing success.