Maurice Peters

Maurice Wilbur "Moose" Peters (May 14, 1917 - April 6, 1987) was a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who accomplished the remarkable feat of winning a national riding title while still a seventeen-year-old apprentice.[1] [2]

Maurice Peters
OccupationJockey, Trainer, Owner
Born (1917-05-14) May 14, 1917
Brantford, Eddy County, North Dakota
DiedApril 6, 1987(1987-04-06) (aged 69)
Charles Town, West Virginia
Resting placeEdge Hill Cemetery,
Charles Town, West Virginia
Major racing wins
Astoria Stakes (1936)
Chesapeake Stakes (1936)
Great American Stakes (1936)
Philadelphia Handicap (1936, 1939, 1940)
W. P. Burch Memorial Handicap (1936)
Christmas Stakes (1936)
National Stallion Stakes (1936)
New Castle Handicap (1937, 1941)
Santa Anita Derby (1937)
Prince George Autumn Handicap (1938)
Saratoga Cup (1938)
Alabama Stakes (1939)
Everglades Stakes (1939)
Hialeah Stakes (1939)
Polly Drummond Stakes (1939)
Kent Stakes (1940)
Havre de Grace Handicap (1941)

American Classic Race wins:
Preakness Stakes (1938)

Racing awards
United States Champion Jockey by wins (1934)
Oaklawn Park Champion Jockey (1934)
Significant horses
Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Dauber, Dotted Swiss, Fairy Hill, Jacola, Mate, Pompoon

In 1938, Peters rode Dauber in all three of the U.S. Triple Crown races. They finished second to winner Lawrin in the Kentucky Derby, won the Preakness Stakes by seven lengths,[3] and ran second to Pasteurized in the Belmont Stakes.[4]

Maurice Peters was one of the founding members when the Jockeys Community Fund and Guild was formed in 1940.[5]

In 1945, Peters began working as a trainer.[6]

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