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G. R. Carter | |||
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Occupation | Jockey | ||
Born | Pawhuska, Oklahoma, U.S. | February 6, 1968||
Career wins | 4,001 | ||
Major racing wins | |||
All American Derby (1997) All American Futurity (1998, 2008)
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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.