William Lee "Bill" Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an Americanjockey. For 29 years he held the world record for total professional jockey victories.
Biography
Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 2.5 pounds (1.1kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night. Put in a shoebox in the oven to stay warm, he survived, but remained small, growing to 4 feet 11inches (1.50 m) and weighing only 105 pounds (47.6kg). His diminutive size proved an asset, as he went on to become a giant in thoroughbred horse racing despite being a high school dropout at El Monte High School.
His career as a jockey began in his teenage years, with his first professional ride on March 19, 1949. The first of his eventual 8,833 career victories came a month later, on April 20, aboard a racer named Shafter V, at the Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. In 1951, he won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. At the age of 19, he was making so much money (as much as $2,500 each week) that Los Angeles Superior Court appointed attorney Horace Hahn as his guardian, with the consent of his parents. Thirty years later, he won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in the United States.
Shoemaker won eleven Triple Crown races during his career, spanning four different decades, but the Crown itself eluded him. The breakdown of these wins is as follows:
"Nice Guys Finish First" -- Produced in 1990.. Narrated by Eclipse Award winner and famed Actor, John Forsythe,
He is one of the most remarkable athletes of all time, the legendary jockey, Bill Shoemaker. This documentary takes you from "Shoe's" birthplace in Fabens, Texas, through his early success, life-threatening injuries, his incredible comeback to the top of his profession and final retirement from the saddle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shoemaker
published: 28 Aug 2012
Jockey Bill Shoemaker - Final Race & Retirement
Hall of Fame Jockey Bill Shoemaker closes out his career..
published: 19 Sep 2012
Kentucky Derby Victories by Bill Shoemaker
Tells the story of the Derby's won by the late, great Bill Shoemaker.
published: 11 Oct 2017
1977 Santa Anita Derby Habitony wins under Bill Shoemaker
1977 Santa Anita Derby Habitony wins under Bill Shoemaker March 27,1977
published: 03 Aug 2010
Bill Shoemaker Nice Guys Finish First
A documentary of one of the greatest jockeys in history. This is a hard-to-find video.
published: 12 Dec 2016
Pawn Stars: LEGENDARY Willie Shoemaker Signed Boots Are ICONIC (Season 4)
Rick purchases racing boots autographed by the legendary Willie Shoemaker, in this scene from Season 4, Episode 8, "Patton Pending."
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published: 15 Nov 2022
"Sports Look" : Jockey Bill Shoemaker
From 1988.. an interview with Bill Shoemaker
published: 21 Mar 2015
Horse Racing - 1987 - ABCs Jack Whitaker Showcases The Remarkable Derby Career Of Bill Shoemaker
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published: 12 Dec 2018
Remembering The Shoe: Bill Shoemaker
This Memorial Day Weekend, Santa Anita will homage to Bill Shoemaker with a Grade 1 named in his honor. The winner of the Shoemaker Mile will earn an automatic entry into the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland.
"Nice Guys Finish First" -- Produced in 1990.. Narrated by Eclipse Award winner and famed Actor, John Forsythe,
He is one of the most remarkable athletes of al...
"Nice Guys Finish First" -- Produced in 1990.. Narrated by Eclipse Award winner and famed Actor, John Forsythe,
He is one of the most remarkable athletes of all time, the legendary jockey, Bill Shoemaker. This documentary takes you from "Shoe's" birthplace in Fabens, Texas, through his early success, life-threatening injuries, his incredible comeback to the top of his profession and final retirement from the saddle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shoemaker
"Nice Guys Finish First" -- Produced in 1990.. Narrated by Eclipse Award winner and famed Actor, John Forsythe,
He is one of the most remarkable athletes of all time, the legendary jockey, Bill Shoemaker. This documentary takes you from "Shoe's" birthplace in Fabens, Texas, through his early success, life-threatening injuries, his incredible comeback to the top of his profession and final retirement from the saddle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shoemaker
Rick purchases racing boots autographed by the legendary Willie Shoemaker, in this scene from Season 4, Episode 8, "Patton Pending."
Watch all new episodes of ...
Rick purchases racing boots autographed by the legendary Willie Shoemaker, in this scene from Season 4, Episode 8, "Patton Pending."
Watch all new episodes of Pawn Stars, streaming now, on The HISTORY Channel website at http://history.com/schedule.
#PawnStars
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"Pawn Stars" follows three generations of the Harrison family as they assess the value of items coming in and out of their Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Learn more: http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars
Rick purchases racing boots autographed by the legendary Willie Shoemaker, in this scene from Season 4, Episode 8, "Patton Pending."
Watch all new episodes of Pawn Stars, streaming now, on The HISTORY Channel website at http://history.com/schedule.
#PawnStars
Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site:
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"Pawn Stars" follows three generations of the Harrison family as they assess the value of items coming in and out of their Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Learn more: http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars
This Memorial Day Weekend, Santa Anita will homage to Bill Shoemaker with a Grade 1 named in his honor. The winner of the Shoemaker Mile will earn an automatic ...
This Memorial Day Weekend, Santa Anita will homage to Bill Shoemaker with a Grade 1 named in his honor. The winner of the Shoemaker Mile will earn an automatic entry into the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland.
This Memorial Day Weekend, Santa Anita will homage to Bill Shoemaker with a Grade 1 named in his honor. The winner of the Shoemaker Mile will earn an automatic entry into the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland.
"Nice Guys Finish First" -- Produced in 1990.. Narrated by Eclipse Award winner and famed Actor, John Forsythe,
He is one of the most remarkable athletes of all time, the legendary jockey, Bill Shoemaker. This documentary takes you from "Shoe's" birthplace in Fabens, Texas, through his early success, life-threatening injuries, his incredible comeback to the top of his profession and final retirement from the saddle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shoemaker
Rick purchases racing boots autographed by the legendary Willie Shoemaker, in this scene from Season 4, Episode 8, "Patton Pending."
Watch all new episodes of Pawn Stars, streaming now, on The HISTORY Channel website at http://history.com/schedule.
#PawnStars
Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site:
https://histv.co/PawnStars
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Website - https://histv.co/History
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"Pawn Stars" follows three generations of the Harrison family as they assess the value of items coming in and out of their Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Learn more: http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars
This Memorial Day Weekend, Santa Anita will homage to Bill Shoemaker with a Grade 1 named in his honor. The winner of the Shoemaker Mile will earn an automatic entry into the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile at Keeneland.
William Lee "Bill" Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an Americanjockey. For 29 years he held the world record for total professional jockey victories.
Biography
Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 2.5 pounds (1.1kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth that he was not expected to survive the night. Put in a shoebox in the oven to stay warm, he survived, but remained small, growing to 4 feet 11inches (1.50 m) and weighing only 105 pounds (47.6kg). His diminutive size proved an asset, as he went on to become a giant in thoroughbred horse racing despite being a high school dropout at El Monte High School.
His career as a jockey began in his teenage years, with his first professional ride on March 19, 1949. The first of his eventual 8,833 career victories came a month later, on April 20, aboard a racer named Shafter V, at the Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. In 1951, he won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. At the age of 19, he was making so much money (as much as $2,500 each week) that Los Angeles Superior Court appointed attorney Horace Hahn as his guardian, with the consent of his parents. Thirty years later, he won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in the United States.
Shoemaker won eleven Triple Crown races during his career, spanning four different decades, but the Crown itself eluded him. The breakdown of these wins is as follows:
A cluster of nails pierced Fallon Shoemaker’s tire as she drove her pickup truck along a busy highway in Maryland — a few short, sharp inches of bad luck that threatened to throw the single mother of three into another financial crisis.
The congressmen and women are asking leaders of both the House and Senate to pass bills this month to help people like Maria Shoemaker ... Shoemaker told the Editorial Board of PennLive and The ...
Today’s Sports Highlight in History. ... On this date. ... guides Irish Nip to a two-length victory in the sixth race at Hollywood Park for his 8,834th victory, breaking Bill Shoemaker’s 29-year-old record and making him the world’s winningest jockey ... .
From Bill Plaschke ... guides Irish Nip to a two-length victory in the sixth race at Hollywood Park for his 8,834th victory, breaking Bill Shoemaker’s 29-year-old record and making him the world’s winningest jockey.
Prat, who scored back-to-back wins Saturday with Moira in the Filly & Mare Turf and Sierra Leone in the featured Classic, won the 22ndBill Shoemaker Award as the outstanding jockey of the Breeders’ Cup... The Shoemaker Award was the first for Prat.
Our man at Del Mar Ben Linfoot catches up with Brian Meehan just after the witching hour to get the latest on Jayarebe, after looking into some of the track's history.October 31. The ghosts of Del Mar on Halloween... There’s Bill Shoemaker ... .
It's been over 20 years since the Concorde took its last flight ... In March of this year, the world's first privately developed supersonic jet took flight for the very first time with pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker at the controls ... Source. BoomSupersonic.
Netflix producer Bill Simmons and David Shoemaker have revealed whether WWE had any say in the final cut of Vince McMahon's docuseries release ... said while speaking at The Bill Simmons Podcast.
“Prat, he’s smart ... It’s Hernandez’s third Del Mar summer title — and third in a row, putting him in company with Bill Shoemaker, Joel Rosario, Rafael Bejarano and Prat as jockeys who’ve won three or more in a row ... .
“The SouthPlatte River is the birthright of Denver,” said Jeff Shoemaker, who for 40 years led a nonprofit group created to advocate for the river ... “What river?” responded Jeff Shoemaker, then 11 years old.
Pincay, the man who handed it to him, rode Mandella horse Irish Nip in 1999 at now-shuttered Hollywood Park to break the riding record of icon Bill Shoemaker — a neat and tidy quarter of a century ago.