Carroll H. Shilling

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Carroll Hugh Shilling (1885–1950) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. In his 1926 autobiography The Spell of the Turf Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth wrote that Shilling was the greatest rider he ever saw.A native of Texas Carroll Shilling was frequently referred to as Cal. He began riding at an early age on bush tracks in the Southwestern United States and embarked on a professional riding career in 1904.

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award

United States Champion Jockey by earnings

birth place

Texas, United States

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Kentucky Derby, Travers Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, Breeders' Stakes, King Edward Stakes, Grand Union Hotel Stakes, Evening Attire Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Paumonok Handicap, Coronation Futurity Stakes, Woodstock Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Alabama Stakes, Gazelle Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Spinaway Stakes, Belmont Futurity Stakes, Toronto Cup Stakes

race horse

Colin (horse), King James (horse), Fitz Herbert, Worth (horse), Inferno (horse)

wins

969