Carroll H. Shilling
Carroll Hugh "Cal" Shilling (1885–1950) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. In his 1926 autobiography, The Spell of the Turf, Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth wrote that Shilling was the greatest rider he ever saw.
| Carroll Shilling | |
|---|---|
Jockey Cal Shilling & Worth 1912 Kentucky Derby | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 1885 Texas, United States |
| Died | 1950 |
| Career wins | 969 |
| Major racing wins | |
| Aqueduct Handicap (1904, 1909) Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1907) Louisiana Derby (1907) Alabama Stakes (1908, 1910) Annual Champion Stakes (1908) Champlain Handicap (1908) Coronation Futurity Stakes (1908) Dash Stakes (1908) Flatbush Stakes (1908) Metropolitan Handicap (1908) Remsen Stakes (1908) Bowie Handicap (1909, 1911) Saratoga Special Stakes (1908, 1910) September Stakes (1908) Brighton Mile (1910) Bay Ridge Handicap (1910) Dwyer Stakes (1910) Gazelle Handicap (1910) Islip Handicap (1910) Paumonok Handicap (1910) Seagate Stakes (1910) Travers Stakes (1910) Van Cortlandt Handicap (1910) Belmont Futurity Stakes (1910) Walden Stakes (1910) Spinaway Stakes (1910) Havre de Grace Cup Handicap (1912) American Classic Race wins: Breeders' Stakes (1908) Coronation Futurity Stakes (1908) King Edward Gold Cup (1908, 1911) Toronto Cup Handicap (1910) Windsor Hotel Cup Handicap (1911) Woodstock Stakes (1911) | |
| Racing awards | |
| United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1910) | |
| Honours | |
| United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1970) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Colin, King James, Fitz Herbert Worth, Inferno | |
A native of Texas, Carroll Shilling was frequently referred to as "Cal". He began riding at an early age on bush tracks in the Southwestern United States and embarked on a professional riding career in 1904. The following year he moved to compete at racetracks in the New York and New Jersey areas. In 1910, he was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings. Shilling also would ride in Canada for the prominent stable owned by liquor magnate Joseph E. Seagram, winning a number of important races including what became one of the Canadian Classic Races, the Breeders' Stakes.