James A. Jerkens
| James A. Jerkens | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | January 24, 1959 Bay Shore, New York, United States |
| Career wins | 718+ (ongoing) |
| Major racing wins | |
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Astarita Stakes (1997, 1999) Breeders' Cup Mile (2005) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2007) |
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| Significant horses | |
| Artie Schiller, Corinthian, Sir Greeley, Shaman Ghost, Quality Road | |
Astarita Stakes (1997, 1999)
Humana Distaff Handicap (2002)
Brooklyn Handicap (2003, 2016)
Ashland Stakes (2007)
Metropolitan Handicap (2007)
Acorn Stakes (2008)
Florida Derby (2009)
Travers Stakes (2010, 2014)
Wood Memorial (2014)
Suburban Handicap (2015, 2016)
Clark Handicap (2015)
Woodward Stakes (2016)
Santa Anita Handicap (2017)
James A. "Jimmy" Jerkens (born January 24, 1959 in Bay Shore, New York) is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. His father, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Jerkens, and brother, Steve Jerkens, are also trainers.
Jerkens father, H. Allen Jerkens, was a prominent New-York based trainer whose nickname in the press was "the Giant Killer" as he was best known for training horses who pulled off major upsets. The elder Jerkens, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975, died in 2015. His first wife and Jimmy Jerkens mother, Ann, died in 1986. The younger Jerkens has three siblings, Steven (also a trainer), Alan, and Julie.
Jerkens started learning horsemanship from his father at the age of 11, working part-time mucking out stalls and acting as a hot walker. In 1973, he was watching from the backstretch at Saratoga when his father's horse Onion upset Secretariat in the Whitney Handicap. In 1977, he graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York and became an assistant trainer to his father. In 1997, the elder Jerkens suggested he start his own stable with a few horses from a longtime client.
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