G. R. Carter

Quick Facts

Full Name	G. R. Carter
Occupation	Jockey
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1968(1968-02-06)
Age	56
Birthplace	Pawhuska
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Aquarius

G. R. Carter Biography

G. R. Carter is one of the most popular and richest Jockey who was born on February 6, 1968 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, United States. George Robert “G. R.” Carter, Jr. (born on February 6, 1968) is a retired professional American Quarter Horse jockey. As of June 1, 2008 Carter became the top earning jockey on record in American Quarter Horse racing history surpassing the previous record by $41,405,207 in earnings from mounts. Carter continued to increase the record until he finished with $75,317.283 in mount earnings. On July 6 2013, Carter was named the jockey who had many mounts within AQHA racing history, after the ride of his 2294th horse. Carter ended his racing career with 24,654 mounts for American Quarter Horses. On May 23rd in 2014, Carter became the all-time top performer in wins with American Quarter Horses when he was victorious in his 3,632nd race, beating Alvin “Bubba” Brossette. His final total of 3,906 victories.

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Carter won the All American Futurity twice, in 1998 aboard Falling In Loveagain and again in 2008 aboard Stolis Winner. In 2008, Carter set a new AQHA single-season earnings record by reaching the $5,027,173 mark in mount earnings. This eclipsed the previous record of $4.5 million which he had also set. Also in 2008, Carter broke his own single-meet record for wins at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a total of 98. Also in 2008, he rode Fast Prize Zoom to a World Record for 300 yards with a final time of 14.87 seconds at Sunland Park in Sunland, New Mexico. May 31, 2009 was declared by Governor Brad Henry as G. R. Carter Day in Oklahoma.

Carter was recognized as the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Champion Jockey 10 times during his career. He also won six consecutive years from 2003 to 2008. There is no jockey who has been awarded more than five championships.

G. R. Carter Net Worth

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

The wife of Carter is Shaena She lives with their family in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Carter’s father in law, Jerry Burgess, also was a winner of the All American Futurity as a jockey in 1975 on Bugs Alive In 75. In his free moment, Carter is an avid team roper. He occasionally participates in professional rodeos and has was the winner of in the Pro-Am in 2007’s World Series of Team Roping.

After graduation from the high school of 1986 Carter relocated into Sallisaw, Oklahoma to become a full-time jockey at Blue Ribbon Downs. He continued to ride mostly in the central region of the United States until the early 1990s, when he relocated his horse into Los Alamitos Race Course in Southern California. After a few prosperous seasons with his horses in California, Carter moved his home base back to Oklahoma.

Carter holds the record for most wins for three different breeds of horses. He leads the all-time standing for American Quarter Horses, American Paint Horses, and Appaloosas. He has been named American Paint Horse Association (APHA) World Champion Jockey ten times in his career. He is the Paint Racing all-time leader in wins as well as mount earnings. He was the jockey for the record-setting paint horse Got Country Grip, who tied a North American racing record for any breed in 2008 by winning 16 consecutive races.

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Facts & Trivia

G. Ranked on the list of most popular Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. G. R. Carter celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.