Ivan H. Parke

Ivan Parke
Ivan Parke
	Parke, circa 1950
Occupation	Jockey / Trainer
Born	November 1, 1908; Albion, Idaho, United States
Died	January 20, 1995 (aged 86); Gainesville, Florida
Resting place	Declo Cemetery,; Declo, Idaho
Career wins	419 (as a jockey)
Major racing wins
	As a jockey:; Tulane Purse (1923); Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1923); Capitol Handicap (1923); New Orleans Handicap (1924); Blue and Gray Handicap (1924); Bowie Handicap (1924); Champlain Handicap (1924); Pimlico Cup Handicap (1924); Thanksgiving Handicap (1924); Piscataway Purse (1924); Tally-Ho Purse (1924); George Washington Handicap (1924); Ponce de Leon Handicap (1925); Wood Memorial Stakes (1925) As a trainer:; Wood Memorial Stakes; (1945, 1949, 1958); Breeders' Futurity Stakes; (1946, 1948); Washington Park Futurity Stakes; (1946, 1956, 1957); Derby Trial Stakes (1949); San Felipe Stakes (1949); Withers Stakes (1949, 1963); Paumonok Handicap (1950); Champagne Stakes (1957); Cowdin Stakes (1957); Tremont Stakes (1957); Laurel Futurity Stakes (1957); Marguerite Stakes (1965); New York Handicap (1966); Sanford Stakes (1967); Arlington Classic (1968) American Classic Race wins:; Kentucky Derby (1945)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins (1923, 1924); United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1924)
Honors
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1978)
Significant horses
	As a jockey:; Altawood As a trainer:; Exclusive Native, Hoop Jr.,; Jewel's Reward, Olympia

Ivan Harris Parke (November 1, 1908 – January 20, 1995) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and trainer who won more races than any other jockey in the United States in 1923, as an apprentice, and again in 1924 when he also was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings. Parke trained the 1945 Kentucky Derby winner, Hoop Jr. and Jewel's Reward to 1957 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.^[1]

Ivan Parke and four of his brothers had careers in Thoroughbred horse racing. Burley Parke, a jockey and outstanding trainer was also inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Both Charles and Monte were successful in their own right.

^ "National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame". www.racingmuseum.org.

[1] "National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame". www.racingmuseum.org.

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