Walter Blum

Walter Blum
Walter Blum
Occupation	Jockey
Born	September 28, 1934; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	March 14, 2024 (aged 89); Hallandale Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career wins	4382
Major racing wins
	Frizette Stakes (1954, 1965); Prioress Stakes (1956); Providence Stakes (1956, 1958); Sysonby Handicap (1956); Tremont Stakes (1957); Palm Beach Handicap (1960); Stars and Stripes Handicap (1963); Brooklyn Handicap (1964); Washington Park Handicap (1964); Woodward Stakes (1964); Whitney Handicap (1964); Belmont Futurity Stakes (1965); Metropolitan Handicap (1965, 1975); Schuylerville Stakes (1965); Test Stakes (1965); Toboggan Handicap (1965); United Nations Handicap (1965); Vagrancy Handicap (1965); Beldame Stakes (1966); Coaching Club American Oaks (1966); Fashion Stakes (1966); Queens County Handicap (1966); Maskette Stakes (1966); Mother Goose Stakes (1966); San Marcos Stakes (1966); Santa Anita Derby (1966); San Fernando Stakes (1966); San Gabriel Handicap (1967); Arlington Handicap (1968); Round Table Handicap (1968); San Carlos Handicap (1968); San Luis Obispo Handicap (1968); San Gorgonio Handicap (1969); Governor Stakes (1970); Bahamas Stakes (1973); Florida Derby (1973); Monmouth Oaks (1974); Citation Handicap (1974) American Classic Race wins:; Belmont Stakes (1971)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins; (1963, 1964); George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1965)
Honors
	International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1986); United States Racing Hall of Fame (1987)
Significant horses
	Gun Bow, Affectionately, Amberoid; Lady Pitt, Pass Catcher, Mr. Prospector

Walter Blum (September 28, 1934 – March 14, 2024) was an American jockey who won 4,382 races in a 22-year career.^[1]^[2] Blum received the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award for being the best jockey of 1964. He won the 1971 Belmont Stakes as the jockey of 34-1 long shot Pass Catcher, which prevented Canonero II from winning the Triple Crown. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1986, and the following year into the United States Racing Hall of Fame.

^ Charry, Rob (March 15, 2024). "Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89".
^ Charry, Rob (March 15, 2024). "Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[auto-1] Charry, Rob (March 15, 2024). "Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89".

[Charry_2024-2] Charry, Rob (March 15, 2024). "Jewish Hall-of-Fame jockey Walter Blum, who rode to victory in Belmont Stakes, dies at 89". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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