- See also: Jim McLaughlin (footballer)
| Jim McLaughlin | ||
| Occupation: | Jockey | |
| Birthplace: | Hartford, Connecticut, United States  |
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| Birth date: | February 12, 1861 | |
| Death date: | January 19, 1927 (aged 65) | |
| Career wins: | No accurate record exists | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Kentucky Oaks (1880) Champagne Stakes (1880, 1884) Clark Handicap (1880, 1881, 1882) Travers Stakes (1881, 1883, 1886, 1888) Flash Stakes (3 times) Jerome Handicap (1882) Alabama Stakes (1883, 1886, 1888) Ladies Handicap (1883, 1885, 1886, 1888) Monmouth Oaks (1883, 1886) Monmouth Handicap (1885) Tremont Stakes (1888) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1889) Futurity Stakes (1891) American Classic Race wins: |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| United States Champion Jockey by wins (1884, 1885, 1886, 1887) |
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| Honours | ||
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1955) | ||
| Significant Horses | ||
| Hindoo, Hanover, Luke Blackburn, Kingston Sir Dixon, Firenze, George Kinney Panique, Tremont, Tecumseh, Miss Woodford |
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James "Jim" McLaughlin (February 22, 1861 - January 19, 1927) was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey. Jim McLaughlin (born 22 December 1940 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish footballer and was later a football manager in the League In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville Kentucky, United States The Champagne Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses The Clark Handicap, a race for Thoroughbred horses, is the feature event of the Churchill Downs fall meet The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York. The Flash Stakes was an important and prestigious race for two-year-old Thoroughbred horses and one of the longest running horse racing events in America The Jerome Handicap is a Grade II race for Thoroughbred horses run each fall at one mile on the dirt at Belmont Park. The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies. The Ladies Handicap is a historic American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies three years of age and older that is held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack The Monmouth Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport New Jersey for three-year-old The Tremont Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually for 2-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run in 1889 The Futurity Stakes, commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid September at Belmont Park The American Classic Races consist of 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky held annually on the first Saturday The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred Hindoo (1878–1901 was an American Thoroughbred Race horse. A bay colt Hindoo was sired by Virgil from the dam Florence Hanover ( 1884 - 1899) was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse. Luke Blackburn (1877-1904 was a Thoroughbred Race horse born and bred in Tennessee by Capt Kingston (1884-1912 was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won 89 races the most in the history of the sport of Thoroughbred racing. Firenze (1884-1902 also recorded as "Firenzi" was an American Thoroughbred Champion and Hall of Fame Filly racehorse Tremont (1884-c1898 an American Thoroughbred racehorse who according to the New York Racing Association, was acclaimed by 19th Century Miss Woodford (1880-1899 was a big brown Thoroughbred racing filly bred by Colonel Catesby Woodford and Colonel Ezekial Clay of Runnymead Farm near Paris Kentucky Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession
Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin was taken in by horse trainer William Daly who taught him how to ride. In Horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented, McLaughlin began his career riding in Tennessee in the late 1870's. Records show that he first competed in the Kentucky Derby in 1880 for the Dwyer Brothers Stable with trainer James G. Rowe, Sr.. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Dwyer Brothers Stable was an American Thoroughbred horse racing operation owned by Brooklyn New York businessmen Phil and Mike Dwyer James G Rowe Sr ( 1857 - August 2, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred Race horse Jockey and trainer The following year the team won the race on the future Hall of Fame horse, Hindoo. Hindoo (1878–1901 was an American Thoroughbred Race horse. A bay colt Hindoo was sired by Virgil from the dam Florence McLaughlin finished second in the 1882 Derby and fifth in 1884.
The horse he claimed was the best he'd ever ridden was Luke Blackburn. Luke Blackburn (1877-1904 was a Thoroughbred Race horse born and bred in Tennessee by Capt (Cited from the online Hall of Fame. )
Jim McLaughlin won the 1885 Preakness Stakes riding Tecumseh but finished third with the horse in the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. He rode three consecutive Belmont Stakes winners on two separate occasions, claiming victory six out of seven years. He won the race in 1882, 1883, and 1884 then finished third in 1885 and won then next three in 1886, 1887, and 1888. The last five of his Belmont winners were all for the Dwyer Brothers. McLaughlin's six Belmont wins still stands as the most for any jockey and is shared with Eddie Arcaro who won his sixth in 1955. George Edward Arcaro ( February 19, 1916 - November 4, 1997) known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American
McLaughlin won more races than any jockey in the United States four consecutive times from 1884 through 1887. He rode in his last races in 1892 after which he worked for a time as a trainer and as a racetrack official.
Jim McLaughlin died in 1927 a few weeks short of his sixty-sixth birthday. On its formation in 1955, he was posthumously inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred
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