Gordon J. McCann

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Gordon J. Pete McCann (1908 – January 18 2000) was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse trainer. He was born in East York now part of the city of Toronto. Known to his family as Gordon in racing circles he was nicknamed Pete.Pete McCann began his career as a jockey. He raced at Oriental Park Racetrack in Havana Cuba where he was a leading jockey in 1926. He rode with success in Toronto then in 1940 took out his trainer’s license and won his first King’s Plate that same year with Willie the Kid.

award

Oriental Park Racetrack

birth place

East York, Canada

death date

2000-01-18

honours

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey, Horse trainer

race

Saratoga Special Stakes, Breeders' Stakes, Prince of Wales Stakes, Seagram Cup Stakes, Victoria Stakes, Autumn Stakes (Canada), Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Canadian International Stakes, Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Queen's Plate, E. P. Taylor Stakes, Maple Leaf Stakes, Seaway Stakes, Star Shoot Stakes, Coronation Futurity Stakes, Cup and Saucer Stakes, My Dear Stakes, Plate Trial Stakes, Achievement Stakes, Nassau Stakes (Canada), Clarendon Stakes, Jacques Cartier Stakes, Toronto Cup Stakes, Woodbine Oaks

race horse

Queen's Own, Vice Regent, Canebora, New Providence (horse), Victoria Park (horse), Bunty Lawless, Nearctic (horse), Bull Page, Viceregal (horse), Willie the Kid, Canadiana (horse), Lyford Cay (horse), Major_Factor