John H. Adams

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

John H. Adams (September 1 1914 – August 19 1995) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1965.Born in Carlisle Arkansas John Adams was nicknamed the Iola Mite for his boyhood home in Iola Kansas. He got his first ride at a county fair where his father was delivering feed for the horses and other livestock.

award

United States Champion Jockey by wins, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

birth date

1914-09-01

birth place

Carlisle Arkansas, United States

death date

1995-08-19

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Kansas Sports Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey, Horse trainer

race

San Miguel Stakes, Excelsior Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Preakness Stakes, Hollywood Gold Cup, Arlington Handicap, Beverly Hills Handicap, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Del Mar Derby, Del Mar Handicap, Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes, Ben Ali Stakes, Modesty Handicap, Phoenix Stakes (United States), Santa Anita Handicap, San Carlos Handicap, San Felipe Stakes, San Juan Capistrano Handicap, San Luis Rey Handicap, San Marcos Stakes, San Pasqual Handicap, San Simeon Handicap, Robert B. Lewis Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, American Derby, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Clark Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Hollywood Derby, Hopeful Stakes, Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Monica Stakes, Jamaica Handicap, Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

race horse

Kayak II, Shannon (horse), Hasty Road, J. O. Tobin, New_Policy

wins

3270