Walter Miller (jockey)

Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1890; Brooklyn, New York,; United States
Died	1959 (aged 68–69)
Career wins	1,094;
Major racing wins
	United States:; Excelsior Handicap (1905, 1906); Santa Anita Handicap (Ascot Park); (1905, 1906); Sheepshead Bay Handicap; (1905, 1906, 1908); Alabama Stakes (1906); Brighton Mile (1906); Brighton Junior Stakes (1906, 1907); Broadway Stakes (1906); Champagne Stakes (1906, 1907); Edgemere Handicap (1906); Foam Stakes (1906); Flying Handicap (1906); Great Trial Stakes (1906, 1907); Huron Handicap (1906, 1907); Junior Champion Stakes (1906, 1907); Matron Stakes (1906, 1907); National Stallion Stakes (1906, 1907); Pansy Stakes (1906); Russet Stakes (1906); Second Special Stakes (1906); Toboggan Handicap (1906); Travers Stakes (1906); Vernal Stakes (1906, 1907); Zephyr Stakes (1906); Belles Stakes (1907); Belmont Futurity Stakes (1907); Brooklyn Handicap (1907); Dwyer Stakes (1907); Flatbush Stakes (1907); Laureate Stakes (1907); Oakdale Handicap (1907); Pierrepont Handicap (1907); Rancho Del Paso Stakes (1907); Saratoga Cup (1907); Saratoga Handicap (1907); Saratoga Special Stakes (1907); Double Event Stakes (part 1) (1908); Spindrift Stakes (1908); Tidal Stakes (1908); Juvenile Stakes (1909) Europe:; Preis des Winterfavoriten (1909) American Classic race wins:; Preakness Stakes (1906)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins (1906, 1907)
Honors
	U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1955); International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1983)
Significant horses
	Ballot, Charles Edward, Colin, Peter Pan, Running Water, Whimsical

Walter Miller (1890–1959) was an American jockey.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] In 1906, he won 388 races, becoming the first jockey to win more than 300 races in a single year, a record not broken until 1952. He was inducted into the U.S. Racing Racing Hall of Fame, the Jockey Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

^ Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
^ Rita James Simon (1997). In the golden land: a century of Russian and Soviet Jewish immigration in America. VNR AG. ISBN 9780275957315. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
^ Peter S. Horvitz (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes; An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
^ Bouyea, Brien (July 19, 2022). "HISTORY OF SARATOGA: Walter Miller's reign as America's top jockey was a brief one, but few have ever done it better".

[google1-1] Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[google2-2] Rita James Simon (1997). In the golden land: a century of Russian and Soviet Jewish immigration in America. VNR AG. ISBN 9780275957315. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[google3-3] Peter S. Horvitz (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes; An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

[4] Bouyea, Brien (July 19, 2022). "HISTORY OF SARATOGA: Walter Miller's reign as America's top jockey was a brief one, but few have ever done it better".

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