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Burley E. Parke

Burley Parke
Occupation Jockey / Trainer
Born March 21, 1905
Albion, Idaho, United States
Died October 4, 1977
Burley, Idaho
Major racing wins

As a trainer:

Arlington Matron Stakes (1942)
Arlington Futurity Stakes
(1942, 1943, 1944)
Washington Park Futurity Stakes
(1942, 1943, 1944)
Belmont Futurity Stakes (1942, 1943)
Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1942)
Jerome Handicap (1944)
Discovery Handicap (1946, 1964, 1965)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1950)
San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1950)
Santa Anita Handicap (1950)
Bay Shore Stakes (1960)
Champagne Stakes (1960, 1963)
Dwyer Stakes (1960)
Pimlico Futurity (1960)
New York Stakes (1960)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1960)
Arcadia Handicap (1961)
Edgemere Handicap (1961)
Sheepshead Bay Stakes (1961)
Ladies Handicap (1962)
National Stallion Stakes (1962)
Pucker Up Stakes (1962)
Saranac Stakes (1962)
Bed O' Roses Handicap (1963)
Test Stakes (1963)
American Derby (1964)
Arlington Handicap (1964)
Jersey Derby (1964)
Nassau County Handicap (1964)
Tidal Handicap (1964)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1965)
Manhattan Handicap (1965)
Firenze Handicap (1965)
Woodward Stakes (1965)
Comely Stakes (1966)
Distaff Handicap (1966)
Honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1986)
Significant horses
Noor, Occupation, Occupy,
Raise a Native, Roman Brother

As a trainer:

Burley Elijah Parke (March 21, 1905 – October 4, 1977) was an American jockey and a Hall of Fame trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.

Parke was born in Albion, Idaho, one of 12 children (eight boys and four girls) born to Anson and Julia Harris Parke. Anson was a stockman and rancher; he moved from Utah to Albion, Idaho and later to the nearby town of Declo. Anson raised many animals, including sheep and horses. Each year when the county fair opened, Anson took some of his horses to the races. Although he would ride, as his sons became old enough and had sufficient skills they took their turns at riding the horses. They won many races, and the boys' small stature and experience soon caught the attention of those racing in the Nevada and California circuits.

Burley and four of his brothers found careers in Thoroughbred racing, all of them beginning as jockeys. Vosco was the first to leave home, followed by Burley. Burley raced in Reno, Nevada and then at California's Santa Anita Park and at Tijuana. He was successful (the second leading rider in the country in 1921), but after several seasons he became too heavy to ride. Parke became a jockey's agent, and then an assistant trainer. His brothers, Ivan, Charles, and Monte, were also successful in their own right. Ivan was the nation's leading jockey in 1923 and 1924, and won the first race ever run at Hialeah Park in Florida. Like Burley, Ivan too was elected to the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Monte was the nation's second leading rider in 1933. As a trainer, Monte won the 1960 Arkansas Derby.


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