G. R. Carter

G. R. Carter
G. R. Carter on Separate Bet
OccupationJockey
Born (1968-02-06) February 6, 1968 (age 56)
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career wins4,001
Major racing wins
All American Derby (1997)
All American Futurity (1998, 2008)
Additional races
All American Gold Cup (1995)
Bank of America Challenge Championship (2000)
Bayer Legend Derby Challenge Championship(1997, 2005)
Black/Gold Futurity (2002)
Blue Ribbon Derby (1995, 1998)
Blue Ribbon Futurity (1997, 2007)
Bob Moore Memorial Stakes (2018)
Championship at Sunland Park (2005)
Dash For Cash Derby (1997, 2006, 2007)
Dash For Cash Futurity (2001, 2011)
Decketta Stakes (1998, 2008, 2015)
Eastex Handicap (2004, 2006, 2011, 2013)
Ed Burke Million Futurity (2006)
El Primero Ano Derby (2010)
Firecracker Futurity (2010)
Ford Juvenile Challenge Championship (1995)
Go Man Go Handicap (2006)
Golden State Futurity (2002, 2003, 2018)
Governor's Cup Derby (2007,2012)
Governor's Cup Futurity (2006)
Harrah's Entertainment Derby (2009)
Heritage Place Derby
(1989, 1998, 2004, 2007)
Heritage Place Futurity
(1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2002)
Higheasterjet Handicap (2012, 2014)
Hobbs America Futurity (2009, 2011, 2012)
Kansas Derby (2007)
Kansas Futurity (2007)
Kansas Jackpot Derby (2005)
Kansas Jackpot Futurity (2005, 2009)
Kindergarten Futurity (1993)
La Fiesta Derby (2018)
Lazy E Derby (1996)
Leo Stakes (1999, 2006, 2011, 2015)
Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (1998)
Los Alamitos Super Derby (2003, 2004)
Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (2002, 2005, 2018)
Los Alamitos Winter Derby (2004, 2010)
Merial Distaff Challenge Championship (2012)
Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap
(1993, 2003)
Mile High Derby (2002)
Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Quarterhorse Championship (2012)
Oklahoma Derby (1989, 2007, 2009)
Oklahoma Futurity (1992)
Oklahoma Horsemen's Association Derby
(2000, 2003)
Oklahoma Horsemen's Association Futurity (2004)
PCQHA Breeders Futurity (2004)
PCQHA Breeders Derby (2009)
Rainbow Derby (1998, 2015)
Rainbow Futurity (1996, 2012)
Red Cell Distance Challenge Championship
(1996, 2003, 2010)
Refrigerator Handicap (2006, 2011)
Remington Park Derby
(1998, 2004, 2007, 2014)
Remington Park Distance Handicap
(1998, 1999, 2011)
Remington Park Futurity
(1997, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Remington Park Invitational Championship (2007, 2011, 2015)
Ruidoso Derby (2011)
Ruidoso Futurity (2004)
Shue Fly Stakes (2003, 2012)
Sooner State Stakes
(1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
Southern California Derby (1995)
Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Derby
(2002, 2002, 2005, 2014)
Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity
(2002, 2008, 2013)
Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship (2004, 2005, 2006)
Sunland Park Winter Derby
(2003, 2004, 2007)
Sunland Park Winter Futurity (2005)
Texas Classic Derby
(1997, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2017)
Texas Classic Futurity (2006,)
Vessels Maturity (2005, 2006))
West Texas Derby (2015)
West Texas Futurity (2008)
West Texas Maturity (2007)
Zia Derby (1997, 2004, 2018)
Racing awards
AQHA World Champion Jockey (1993, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)

APHA World Champion Jockey (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)


Remington Park Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Ruidoso Downs Race Horse Hall of Fame (2008)
Lone Star Park Racing Hall of Fame (2017)
Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award (2013)
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame (2016)
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame (2023)
Significant horses
Apolltical Chad, Barbs Bounce, Be A Bono, Bigg Daddy, Carters Cookie, Country Chicks Man, Dashin Is Easy, Dashing Perfection, De Passem Okey, Falling In Loveagain, Fast First Prize, Fast Prize Zoom, FDD Dynasty, First Place Queen, First Valiant Sign, Flash and Roll, Fredaville, Hez Ramblin Man, Got Country Grip, Jess Cuervo, Jess Good Candy, Jess Zoomin, Llano Teller, Lota PYC, Louisiana Senator, Mighy B Valiant, Noblesse Six, PYC Paint Your Wagon, Skuze Pleeze, Stolis Winner, Terrific Synergy, Valiant Hero

George Robert "G. R." Carter, Jr. (born February 6, 1968) is a retired professional American Quarter Horse jockey. On June 1, 2008, he became the all-time leading money-earning jockey in American Quarter Horse racing history surpassing the previous record of $41,405,207 in mount earnings. He continued to add to the record and retired with $75,799,513 in mount earnings. On July 6, 2013, Carter became the jockey with the most mounts in AQHA racing history after he piloted his 22,294th horse. Carter finished his career with 25,586 mounts on American Quarter Horses. On May 23, 2014, Carter became the all-time leader in wins aboard American Quarter Horses when he won his 3,632nd race passing Alvin "Bubba" Brossette. His final tally was 4,001 wins.

Carter has been named the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Champion Jockey ten times in his career including six years consecutively from 2003-2008. No other jockey has won more than five titles.