Johnny Longden

Johnny Longden
Johnny Longden
	Longden, circa 1947
Occupation	Jockey / Trainer
Born	February 14, 1907; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died	February 14, 2003 (aged 96); Banning, California, U.S.
Career wins	6,032
Major racing wins
	American Classics wins:; As a jockey:; United States Triple Crown (1943); Kentucky Derby (1943); Preakness Stakes (1943) ; Belmont Stakes (1943); As a trainer:; Kentucky Derby (1969); Preakness Stakes (1969); Other Hollywood Gold Cup (1950, 1953, 1954, 1961); Hollywood Derby (1945, 1948, 1949, 1961, 1964); Canadian Derby (1932); Matron Stakes (1937); Wood Memorial Stakes (1937, 1943, 1944); Brooklyn Handicap (1938); Adirondack Stakes (1938, 1941, 1942); Walden Stakes (1938, 1942); Hopeful Stakes (1940); Breeders' Futurity (1940); Saratoga Special Stakes (1940) ; Champagne Stakes (1939, 1942); Lawrence Realization Stakes (1943) ; Remsen Stakes (1943); Withers Stakes (1943, 1944); Gazelle Handicap (1944); Bing Crosby Handicap (1964); Del Mar Oaks (1964); Del Mar Handicap (1952, 1955, 1956); Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap (1955, 1956, 1964); Del Mar Derby (1963); Del Mar Futurity (1950); Santa Anita Handicap (1945, 1950, 1951, 1956); Jamaica Handicap (1947); Kentucky Oaks (1947); Santa Anita Derby (1947, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1969); San Felipe Stakes (1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1961); San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1950, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1966); Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1961); Washington, D.C. International (1961); Canadian International Stakes (1965);
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by earnings; (1943, 1945); United States Champion Jockey by wins; (1938, 1947, 1948); George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1952); Avelino Gomez Memorial Award (1985); Eclipse Special Award (1994)
Honours
	United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1958); Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1958); Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976); Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1995); Lifesize bust at Santa Anita Park; Longden Turf Course at Bay Meadows Racetrack; Longden Avenue, Arcadia, California
Significant horses
	Count Fleet, Busher, Jet Pilot, Your Host, Whirlaway, Noor, Rushaway, Swaps, ; T.V. Lark, Four-and-Twenty, George Royal, Majestic Prince

John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. His father emigrated to Canada in 1909, settling in Taber, Alberta.^[1]^[2]

^ "John Eric Longden". National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
^ "Johnny Longden". Historica Canada. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[1] "John Eric Longden". National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[2] "Johnny Longden". Historica Canada. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

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