Jockey Bill Shoemaker - Final Race & Retirement

[@trackside77]

A true legend and a decent human being. I had the privilege of watching Shoe ride here in England on a couple of occasions. Firstly at Kempton Park in 1981 in the GB v USA Jockey's Match, and then at Epsom in 1989 on Gallant Hope in the 5f dash on Derby Day. A shame that he never won an English Classic to add to his illustrious CV. I do not think that I've ever heard anybody say a bad word about him. Pure class.

[@Caroni100]

William "Bill" Shoemaker was one of the greatest jockeys of all time. God bless you, Bill! I ' ll never forget you! Greetings from Venezuela!

[@susanneconway]

he was a class act. very kind

[@robertkaplan7001]

The Shoe Legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrSkl-shorts]

Rest in peace 😢 there is very few like you who contributed so much to make racing what it is today . Especially in the US ‘ the only US jockey in all time world wide top 5 what a career .. what a guy . God bless your soul ❤️ 🐎

[@Caroni100]

"A great jockey was necessary to set the record, and a greater jockey was necessary to break it" American Hall of Fame Johnny Longden (1907-2003) the day Bill Shoemaker became the winnigest races jockey of all time (September, 1970). Greetings from Venezuela.

[@BettaFishChannel1]

I feel so old I was in high school when he was at the top of his game...

[@andywinslow9638]

Your not alone. His last race was on my first birthday

[@Caroni100]

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia's quotation: "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"

[@Caroni100]

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia's quotation: "Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg), 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 11 inches (1.50 m) and weighing only 105 pounds (47.6 kg). 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.

[@Caroni100]

Después de más de 50 años montando purasangres, era de esperarse que Bill Shoemaker derramara lágrimas el día de su despedida ¡Siempre vivirá en el corazón de cada hípico! ¡Saludos desde Venezuela!

[@Caroni100]

Cita de Wikipedia, la enciclopledia libre: "Su carrera como jinete empezó en sus años de adolescencia, con su primera monta profesional el 19 de Marzo de 1949. La primera de sus 8.833 victorias llegó un mes después, el 20 de Abril, montando al caballo Shafter V en el hipódromo golden Gate Fields en Albany, California. En 1951 Shoemaker ganó el Premio ´George Woolf Memorial´. A la edad de 19 estaba gnanado tanto dinero (US$ 2.500 a la semana) que la Corte Superior de Los Ángeles nombró al fiscal Horace Hahn cómo su apoderado, con el consentimiento de sus padres"

[@Caroni100]

"Se necesitó un gran jinete para implantar el récord, y se necesitó un jinete más grande aún para romperlo" Fueron las palabras de Johnny Longden el día que Bill Shoemaker ganó su carrera No. 6,033, en 1970 ¡Ni el mismo "Shoe" se imagínó entonces que pasaría largo de las 8,500 victorias

[@mrkeno1000]

i was there for his last ride i had him hooked up to the winner in the exacta i thought he would win his last race like Longden i still have a $2 win ticket on patchy groundfog

[@ritagodbey1088]

I was there that day also. Big fan of the Shoe, I have the program and a magazine from that day.

[@royanderson3478]

Trainer Julio canani, I was there. Gosh 32 yrs 😍 went bye just like that. Life is short!!, smell those 🌹 when you can.

[@tomknack]

I remember how the other jockeys tried to let Patchy Groundfog win, but he just wasn't going fast enough, and some of them finally gave up, especially Eddie Delahoussaye, and let their horses run.

[@waynelennon2844]

Didn't he supposedly recline to Wheelchair after that exhaustion

[@rezakoleini9625]

he was very short

[@lendrury2771]

Was shoemaker gay?

[@andywinslow9638]

No. He's was married 3 times. Has 3 children and I believe was dating at the time of his death

[@Ilovelosangeles]

@@andywinslow9638 Shoemaker had four children: 1.) Shoemaker married Virginia McLaughlin........the couple adopted two children. 2.) Shoemaker married Bessie May “Babs” Masterson.......they adopted a son. 3.) Shoemaker married Cynthia Elisabeth Barnes........they had one daughter.