Ivan Parke | |
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Occupation | Jockey / Trainer |
Born | November 1, 1908 Albion, Idaho, United States |
Died | January 20, 1995 Gainesville, Florida |
Career wins | 419 (as a jockey) |
Major racing wins | |
As a jockey: As a trainer: Kentucky Derby (1945) |
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Racing awards | |
United States Champion Jockey by wins (1923, 1924) United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1924) |
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Honours | |
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1978) | |
Significant horses | |
As a jockey: Exclusive Native, Hoop Jr., Jewel's Reward, Olympia |
As a jockey:
Tulane Purse (1923)
Breeders' Futurity (1923)
Capitol Handicap (1923)
New Orleans Handicap (1924)
Blue and Gray Handicap (1924)
Bowie Handicap (1924)
Pimlico Cup Handicap (1924)
Thanksgiving Handicap (1924)
Piscataway Purse (1924)
Tally-Ho Purse (1924)
George Washington Handicap (1924)
Ponce de Leon Handicap (1925)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1925)
As a trainer:
Wood Memorial Stakes
(1945, 1949, 1958)
Breeders' Futurity Stakes
(1946, 1948)
Washington Park Futurity Stakes
(1946, 1956, 1957)
Derby Trial Stakes (1949)
San Felipe Stakes (1949)
Withers Stakes (1949, 1963)
Paumonok Handicap (1950)
Champagne Stakes (1957)
Cowdin Stakes (1957)
Laurel Futurity Stakes (1957)
New York Handicap (1966)
Sanford Stakes (1967)
Arlington Classic (1968)
As a jockey:
Altawood
Ivan H. Parke (November 1, 1908 - January 20, 1995) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and trainer who won more races than any other jockey in the United States in 1923, as an apprentice, and again in1924 when he also was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings. Parke trained the 1945 Kentucky Derby winner, Hoop Jr. and Jewel's Reward to 1957 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.