Don Meade

Don Meade
Don Meade
	Meade, circa 1942
Occupation	Jockey
Born	December 12, 1913; Plankinton, South Dakota
Died	December 22, 1996 (aged 83); Hollywood, Florida
Major racing wins
	Winnipeg Futurity (1930); Walden Stakes (1932, 1933); Alabama Stakes (1933, 1940); Champlain Handicap (1933, 1934); Havre de Grace Cup Handicap (1933); Bahamas Stakes (1934,1942); Remsen Stakes (1939); Saratoga Handicap (1939); Great American Stakes (1940); Questionnaire Handicap (1940, 1942); American Legion Handicap (1941); Fleetwing Handicap (1941); Rowe Memorial Handicap (1941); Juvenile Stakes (1942); U.S. Triple Crown race wins:; Kentucky Derby (1933)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins (1939, 1941); United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1941)
Significant horses
	Brokers Tip, Time Supply, Black Helen, Discovery, Take Wing

Donald Lawrence Meade (December 12, 1913 – December 22, 1996) was an American National Champion jockey. Called the "Bad Boy" of the sport by Time magazine because of his numerous suspensions and fines, he is widely remembered as a result of his win on Brokers Tip in the 1933 Kentucky Derby.

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