Chris McCarron

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris McCarron
Occupation	Horse Jockey
Date Of Birth	Mar 27, 1955(1955-03-27)
Age	69
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Pisces

Chris McCarron Biography

Chris McCarron is one of the most popular and richest Horse Jockey who was born on March 27, 1955 in Massachusetts, United States. Horse jockey and a member of the American Horse Racing Hall of Fame He won 7141 wins during his career.

Angel Cordero Jr. was one of his major competitors. was one of his main opponents.

He was introduced to the sport of thoroughbred racing by his older brother, jockey Gregg McCarron. Chris McCarron began riding professionally in 1974 at East Coast racetracks where he won the 1974 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in the United States.

He moved to race in California in 1977, a year he scored his first of three wins in the Kentucky Oaks. In 1980 he won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey as best overall jockey and that same year his peers voted him the prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. In 1991, he was voted the Mike Venezia Memorial Award for “extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship”.

His brother Greg was also a jockey.

Chris McCarron Net Worth

Chris McCarron is one of the richest Horse Jockey from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris McCarron 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started professional riding in 1974, and immediately experienced success.

He was the winner of the nine Breeder’s Cup races during his career.

Christopher John “Chris” McCarron (born March 27, 1955, Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He mounted his first horse ever at 16.5 years old and was racing professionally by 18. At only 19 years old (his first year as a jockey) Chris McCarron wove a spell that brought his mounts to the winner’s circle 547 times in 1974, breaking all records for most races won in a year. The previous record was set by Sandy Hawley in 1973 with 515 wins in a year.

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Who is Chris McCarron Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Horse Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris McCarron celebrates birthday on March 27 of every year.

Did Chris McCarron win the Kentucky Derby?

Chris McCarron rode Go for Gin for the first time just 10 days prior to his win in the Kentucky Derby. Watch his story here. Before 1994, the last time the Kentucky Derby Track was listed as “sloppy” was 1948.

How old is Chris McCarron?

67 years (March 27, 1955)

Do retired racehorses go to slaughter?

Cruel Retirement for Racehorses Every year, countless racehorses are sent to slaughterhouses and to foreign markets where horsemeat is cuisine. Commentator Frank Deford finds the practice inhumane.

What happened Ferdinand's horse?

He entered stud in 1989 and was later sold to a breeding farm in Japan in

1994. Much to the outrage of many horse racing enthusiasts, reports indicate that in 2002, Ferdinand was sent to slaughter in Japan with no fanfare or notice to previous owners.

How are horses killed for slaughter?

Typically, a penetrating captive bolt gun or gunshot is used to render the animal unconscious. The blow (or shot) is intended to kill the horse instantly or stun it, with exsanguination (bleeding out) conducted immediately afterwards to ensure death.