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Steve Brooks (jockey)

Index Steve Brooks (jockey)

Steve Brooks (August 12, 1922 – September 23, 1979) was an American Hall of Fame jockey. [1]

65 relations: Alcibiades Stakes, American Derby, Arlington Classic, Arlington Handicap, Arlington Park, Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes, Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes, Ashland Stakes, Ben Ali Stakes, Bewitch, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Brooklyn Invitational Stakes, Calumet Farm, Capot, Charles T. Fisher, Chicago, Churchill Downs, Citation (horse), Clark Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Coaltown, Culbertson, Nebraska, Devil Diver, Diamond jubilee, Excelsior Stakes, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes, Golden Gate Fields, Greentree Stable, Hal Price Headley, Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, Hill Gail, Illinois, Jockey, Kentucky Derby, Lafayette Stakes, Manhattan Handicap, Matron Stakes (Churchill Downs), Modesty Handicap, Molly Pitcher Stakes, Monmouth Park Racetrack, Narragansett Special, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, New York Stakes, Parimutuel betting, Phoenix Stakes (United States), Ponder (horse), Preakness Stakes, ..., Princequillo, Race track, Round Table (horse), San Antonio Handicap, San Vicente Stakes, Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, Stars and Stripes Stakes, Strub Stakes, Stymie (horse), Travers Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), Two Lea, United States Champion Jockey by earnings, Washington Park Handicap, Washington Park Race Track. Expand index (15 more) »

Alcibiades Stakes

The Alcibiades Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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American Derby

The American Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States run annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Arlington Classic

The Arlington Classic Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in late May at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois.

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Arlington Handicap

The Arlington Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1929 at Arlington Park racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

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Arlington Park

Arlington International Racecourse is a horse race track in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes

The Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes is a Grade III flat horse race for Thoroughbred two-year-olds.

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Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Ashland Stakes

The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

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Ben Ali Stakes

The Ben Ali Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run in the Spring of each year at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Bewitch

Bewitch (1945–1959) was a Thoroughbred race horse born in 1945 at Calumet Farm, Kentucky, United States in the same crop in which the stallion Bull Lea produced Citation and Coaltown.

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Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of miles on the dirt annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Blue Grass Stakes

The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Breeders' Futurity Stakes

The Breeders' Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Brooklyn Invitational Stakes

The Brooklyn Invitational Stakes (formerly known as the Brooklyn Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island.

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Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company.

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Capot

Capot (1946-1974) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Menow out of the mare Piquet.

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Charles T. Fisher

Charles Thomas Fisher (February 16, 1880 – August 8, 1963) was an American businessman and an automotive pioneer.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Citation (horse)

Citation (April 11, 1945 – August 8, 1970) was an American Triple Crown-winning Thoroughbred racehorse who won 16 consecutive races in major stakes race competition.

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Clark Handicap

The Clark Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Coaching Club American Oaks

The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing.

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Coaltown

Coaltown (1945–1965) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse of whom the New York Times said "was probably the most underrated Thoroughbred of the 20th Century." Coaltown was nicknamed "The Goose" by the stable employees at Calumet Farm for his way of outstretching his long, thin neck when he ran.

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Culbertson, Nebraska

Culbertson is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States.

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Devil Diver

Devil Diver (1939–1961) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Diamond jubilee

A diamond jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary of an event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne, wedding, etc.). In the case of an event not relating to a person (e.g. the founding of an organization), a diamond jubilee is observed at the 75th anniversary.

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Excelsior Stakes

The Excelsior Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

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George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

The George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented by Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, annually since 1950 to the thoroughbred horse racing jockey in North America who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack.

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Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes

The Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in May.

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Golden Gate Fields

Golden Gate Fields is an American horse racing track straddling both Albany, California and Berkeley, California along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay adjacent to the Eastshore Freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Greentree Stable

Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City.

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Hal Price Headley

Hal Price Headley (December 19, 1888 - March 22, 1962) was an American owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses and a founder of Keeneland who served as the race track's president from 1935 to 1951. He owned the 4,000 acre Beaumont Farm on Harrodsburg Road at the western edge of Lexington, Kentucky as well as the 15,000-acre Pinebloom Plantation in Baker County, Georgia. Hal Price Headley was one of those profiled by racing historian Edward L. Bowen in his 2003 book Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders.

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Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap

The Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap is a Grade III race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois each year.

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Hill Gail

Hill Gail (1949–1968) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Lafayette Stakes

The Lafayette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Manhattan Handicap

The Manhattan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Matron Stakes (Churchill Downs)

The Matron Stakes is an American Grade III flat horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three years and upward.

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Modesty Handicap

The Modesty Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois near Chicago.

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Molly Pitcher Stakes

The Molly Pitcher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually during the last week of August at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey.

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Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey, United States.

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Narragansett Special

The Narragansett Special was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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New York Stakes

The New York Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York.

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Parimutuel betting

Parimutuel betting (from the Pari Mutuel or mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.

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Phoenix Stakes (United States)

The Phoenix Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Ponder (horse)

Ponder (April 14, 1946 - October 10, 1958) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Kentucky Derby in 1949.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Princequillo

Princequillo (1940–1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse conceived in France and born in Ireland.

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Race track

A race track (or "racetrack", "racing track" or "racing circuit") is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing).

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Round Table (horse)

Round Table (April 6, 1954 – June 13, 1987) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He is considered the greatest turf horse in American racing history.

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San Antonio Handicap

The San Antonio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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San Vicente Stakes

The San Vicente Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park.

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Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap

The Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Stars and Stripes Stakes

The Stars and Stripes Stakes is a Grade III horse race in the United States for thoroughbred horses aged three years and up.

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Strub Stakes

The Strub Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California each year.

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Stymie (horse)

Stymie (April 4, 1941 − 1962) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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Two Lea

Two Lea (1946–1973) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.

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United States Champion Jockey by earnings

There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing.

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Washington Park Handicap

The Washington Park Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Washington Park Race Track

Washington Park Race Track was a popular horse racing venue in the Chicago metropolitan area from 1884 until 1977.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Brooks_(jockey)

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