Chris McCarron

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Christopher John Chris McCarron (born March 27 1955 Boston Massachusetts) is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was introduced to the sport of thoroughbred racing by his older brother jockey Gregg McCarron. Chris McCarron began riding professionally in 1974 at East Coast racetracks where he won the 1974 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in the United States.

award

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey, United States Champion Jockey by earnings, United States Champion Jockey by wins, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Big Sport of Turfdom Award, Mike Venezia Memorial Award

birth date

1955-03-27

birth place

Boston, United States

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Cup Distaff, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Cup Sprint, Breeders' Cup Turf, Santa Anita Derby, Native Diver Handicap, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes, Canadian International Stakes, Hollywood Gold Cup, Japan Cup, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes, Del Mar Futurity, Del Mar Handicap, Del Mar Mile Handicap, Fantasy Stakes, La Jolla Handicap, Palomar Handicap, San Clemente Handicap, San Diego Handicap, Rancho Bernardo Handicap, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Santa Anita Handicap, San Felipe Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Arlington Million, Bing Crosby Stakes, Del Mar Debutante Stakes, Del Mar Oaks, Eddie Read Stakes, Florida Derby, Haskell Invitational Stakes, John C. Mabee Handicap, Pacific Classic Stakes, Woodward Stakes, Tokyo City Cup

race horse

Danzig Connection, Flawlessly, Paseana, Precisionist, Go for Gin, Alphabet Soup (horse), John Henry (horse), Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Tiznow, Pine Bluff (horse), Desert Wine, Lady's Secret, Touch Gold

wins

7141