Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Theodore Francis Atkinson (June 17 1916 – May 5 2005) was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. Born in Toronto Ontario Ted Atkinson as a child emigrated with his family across the border to upstate New York. He began his career in thoroughbred horse racing in 1938 and first gained national recognition in 1941 when he rode War Relic to an upset win in the Narragansett Special over the 1941 U.S.

award
United States Champion Jockey by earnings, United States Champion Jockey by wins, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
birth date
1916-06-17
birth place
Toronto, Canada
death date
2005-05-05
honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
occupation
Jockey
race
Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Special, New York Handicap Triple, Breeders' Futurity Stakes
race horse
Gallorette, Bold Ruler, Tom Fool, Capot, Windfields, Nashua (horse), Coaltown, Devil Diver, One_Hitter
wins
3795

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