George Woolf

George Woolf
George Woolf
	George Woolf and Seabiscuit
Nickname	The Ice Man
Occupation	Jockey
Born	May 31, 1910; Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Died	January 4, 1946 (aged 35); Arcadia, California, United States
Career wins	721
Major racing wins
	Arlington Handicap (1932); Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1932); Latonia Championship (1932); Agua Caliente Handicap (1933); Santa Anita Handicap (1935); San Felipe Stakes (1937); Bay Meadows Handicap (1937, 1938) ; San Gabriel Handicap (1937, 1945); Potomac Handicap (1937); Havre de Grace Handicap (1938, 1939, 1940); Hollywood Gold Cup (1938, 1939, 1940); Pimlico Special (1938, 1940, 1942); Dwyer Stakes (1938); Los Angeles Handicap (1939); Chesapeake Stakes (1940, 1942); Correction Handicap (1940); Walden Stakes (1940); Whitney Handicap (1940); Carter Handicap (1940, 1943); Bay Shore Handicap (1941); Hollywood Derby (1941); Aqueduct Handicap (1942); Jockey Club Gold Cup (1942); Brooklyn Handicap (1942); Lawrence Realization Stakes (1942, 1944); Philadelphia Handicap (1942); Rowe Memorial Handicap (1942); Saratoga Special Stakes (1942, 1944); American Derby (1942, 1943, 1944); Belmont Futurity Stakes (1942, 1943, 1944); Narragansett Special (1942); Metropolitan Handicap (1943); Toboggan Handicap (1943); Coaching Club American Oaks (1943); Hopeful Stakes (1944); Stars and Stripes Handicap (1944); Beverly Handicap (1945); Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1945); Santa Anita Derby (1945) American Classics wins:; Preakness Stakes (1936)
Honours
	George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award; United States Racing Hall of Fame (1955); Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976); Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1956); Cardston Sports Hall of Fame; Alberta Sports Hall of Fame (2004); Life-sized bust at Santa Anita Park; Life-sized statue (with Seabiscuit) in Cardston, Alberta
Significant horses
	Seabiscuit, Kayak II, Bold Venture, Challedon; Alsab, Pavot, Whirlaway, Devil Diver

George Monroe Woolf (May 31, 1910 – January 4, 1946), nicknamed "The Iceman", was a Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey. An annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild is named in his honor. He became known for riding the people's champion Seabiscuit to victories in 1938.

After his early death resulting from a racing accident, Woolf was inducted into newly founded honorary institutions: the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

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