George Seabo
George Seabo (July 2, 1911 - February 26, 1991) was an American jockey and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known as a founding member of the Jockeys' Guild[1] who rode future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Challedon to victory in the 1939 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.[2]
| George Seabo | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey, Trainer |
| Born | July 2, 1911 Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States |
| Died | February 26, 1991 (aged 79) Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Major racing wins | |
| As a jockey: Dorval Juvenile Stakes (1931) Tropical Park Christmas Handicap (1936) Maryland Futurity (1938) New England Futurity (1938) Pimlico Futurity (1938) American Legion Handicap (1939) McLennan Handicap (1941) Widener Challenge Cup (1941) Lafayette Stakes (1944)
As a trainer:
U.S. Triple Crown wins: | |
Background
Born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, George Seabo gew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He married Mildred Ryan of Roxbury, New York who gave up her job as Branch Manager of a cooperative bank to be a housewife. In a May 28, 1942 interview with The Hastings News she recounted how her husband could ride at 105 pounds and was a rarity among jockeys in that he never had to diet.[3]
Training career
The 1959 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly My Dear Girl was initially trained by Melvin Calvert's assistant George Seabo but after the filly won the 1959 Florida Breeders' Stakes, Calvert took charge.[4]
References
- Jockeys' Guild History Retrieved August 8, 2018
- BloodHorse May 18, 2017 article titled "Look Back: Maryland-Bred Challedon Wins 1939 Preakness" Retrieved September 4, 2018
- New York State Library record of The Hastings News (Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) May 28, 1942 page 3 article titled "Wife of Hastings Jockey Gets Jitters In Close Race" Retrieved August 8, 2018
- Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees for My Dear Girl, Retrieved August 26, 2018