George Seabo

George Seabo
Occupation Jockey, Trainer
Born (1911-07-02)July 2, 1911
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States
Died February 26, 1991(1991-02-26) (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)
McLennan Handicap (1941)
Widener Challenge Cup (1941)
Lafayette Stakes (1944)

As a trainer:
Florida Breeders' Stakes (1959)

U.S. Triple Crown wins:
Preakness Stakes (1939)

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]

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

  1. ↑ Jockeys' Guild History Retrieved August 8, 2018
  2. ↑ BloodHorse May 18, 2017 article titled "Look Back: Maryland-Bred Challedon Wins 1939 Preakness" Retrieved September 4, 2018
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees for My Dear Girl, Retrieved August 26, 2018


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