I think Cordero belongs somewhere on a top ten list

I went thru the whole list and I did not see Eddie Arcaro and I almost passed out and then... yes. But I am putting Shoemaker down further.

I remember her; I think she married Fred Astaire. My alltime favorite jockey, the one I consider best, is Angel Cordero, Jr.

No Lester Piggott?

You are from NY and made a list of ten midgets and no Cordero.....Shame on you, I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

I had Cordero on there but he got squeezed out by Tod Sloan... who was a much better dresser than Angel.

11. Angel Cordero
12. Jacinto Vasquez
13. Johnny Longden
14. Jorge Velasquez
15. Manny Ycaza
16. George Wolff
17. Braulio Baeza
18. Gary Stevens
19. Snapper Garrison
20. Pat Day

Yes she did...he was 55 years older than her....
1973 North Sea (4) 117 1:33 3/5 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Robert P. Lake Robyn C. Smith
I think she was the first female jockey to win a major race in the US...

She use to rent a house in my neighborhood for the Saratoga Meets in the early 70's
Other August residents that rented in that same neighborhood included Mack Miller, Braulio Baeza, & Leroy Jolley.

Obviously she does not belong on a list of top jockeys ever...

as usual we had to read through pages of nonsense where posters acted like the world began in 1980, until kasept brought some sanity to the thread.
this is not a subjective question.
there is a RIGHT answer.
that answer is eddie arcaro.

The world didn't begin in 1980???

Says who? ;)

Still no Lester Piggott or Freddie Head?

You have Jacinto Vasquez in front of Longden? Oh, the humanity...

It did for me. ;)

anyone else have to google Tod Sloan? I had never heard that one.

read his bio in wikipedia, very interesting fellow.

here is the link, I would suggest reading it if you don't know the guy.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Sloan_(jockey)

corey black

21. Jimmy Winkfield
22. Bobby Ussery
23. Johnny Loftus
24. Eddie Delahoussaye
25. Willie Simms
26. Charley Kurtsinger
27. Ted Atkinson
28. Conn McCreary
29. Eric Guerin
30. Ron Turcotte

Theres a brilliant book on him Yankee Doodle Dandy...good read, super jockey!

G.R Carter? the jockey not the catcher.
Don Brumfield?

rudy campos........ no, chris mccarron , pincay , cordero , the shoe.