Willie Knapp
| Willie Knapp | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey/Trainer |
| Born | August 21, 1888 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | October 26, 1972 |
| Career wins | 649 |
| Major racing wins | |
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Jockey wins: American Classic Race wins: Trainer wins: Arlington Lassie Stakes (1930) Westchester Handicap (1949) McLennan Handicap (1950) Queens County Handicap (1949, 1950) |
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| Honours | |
| United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1969) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Exterminator, Sun Briar, Upset | |
Jockey wins:
Toronto Cup Stakes (1895, 1898)
Municipal Handicap (1905, 1906, 1907)
Advance Stakes (1906)
Astoria Stakes (1906, 1919)
Brighton Derby (1907)
Brighton Mile (1907)
Spinaway Stakes (1907)
Connaught Cup Stakes (1913)
Empire City Handicap (1917)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1917)
Manhattan Handicap (1918)
Demoiselle Stakes (1919)
Dwyer Stakes (1919)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1919)
Sanford Stakes (1919)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1919)
American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1918)
Trainer wins:
William J. "Willie" Knapp (August 21, 1888 – October 26, 1972) was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was known for racing horses such as Exterminator and Sun Briar. He became the jockey for Exterminator in the 1918 Kentucky Derby. He was expecting to race Sun Briar, an extremely fast colt, but Sun Briar became ill and he had no choice but to race Exterminator, Sun Briar's training horse. However, Exterminator won the Derby, and Knapp became his lifelong jockey.
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