Frank Catrone
| Frank Catrone, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey / Trainer |
| Born | c. 1904 United States |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
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As a jockey: As a trainer: Kentucky Derby (1965) |
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| Significant horses | |
| Rounders, Lucky Debonair | |
As a jockey:
Jamaica Handicap (1930)
Tremont Stakes (1931)
As a trainer:
Arlington Handicap (1942)
Derby Trial Stakes (1942)
Dwyer Stakes (1942)
Ashland Stakes (1943)
Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap (1943)
San Vicente Stakes (1965)
Santa Anita Derby (1965)
Blue Grass Stakes (1965)
Santa Anita Handicap (1966)
Demoiselle Stakes (1971)
Long Island Handicap (1972)
Alcibiades Stakes (1973)
Bowling Green Handicap (1974)
Top Flight Handicap (1974)
Molly Pitcher Handicap (1974)
Frank Catrone, Jr. (born c.1904) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey best known for winning the 1965 Kentucky Derby as a trainer.
Catrone stood 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m) tall. While selling newspapers at a stand outside Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, the diminutive 17-year-old was offered the chance to train to be a jockey by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth. Although Catrone met with some success as a jockey, he achieved nationwide recognition as a trainer. Battling weight problems, in 1936 he began his professional career as a trainer. In the early 1940s, he trained for Texan Emerson F. Woodward's Valdina Farms. Among his successes for Valdina, Catrone won the 1942 Derby Trial Stakes with Valdina Orphan, who then finished third to winner Shut Out in the Kentucky Derby.
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