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leading jockey in both number of wins and money earned. He repeated the feat in 1946, when he became the first rider to achieve purse earnings of more the $ 1 million in a single season.
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magazine wrote that: "He also gives a large share of credit to gentlemanly Jockey Ted
Atkinson, who helped raise the standard of sportsmanship on New York tracks."
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Following his retirement in 1959 as a result of a back injury, Atkinson became a racing official and served as State
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This article is about the
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Gallagher, Danny (2005-05-05). "TED ATKINSON, JOCKEY: 1916-2005".
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and that same year became the first active jockey elected to the
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after several strokes, a few weeks short of his 89th birthday.
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948:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees
794:National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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541:National Stallion Stakes (filly division)
943:Canadian emigrants to the United States
796:. He was then invited to appear on the
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968:People from Hanover County, Virginia
788:In 1957, Ted Atkinson was voted the
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953:Sportspeople from New York (state)
790:George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
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16:Canadian-born American jockey
577:U.S. Champion Jockey by wins
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692:Theodore Frederick Atkinson
547:U.S. Triple Crown race wins
506:Coaching Club American Oaks
259:Lawrence Realization Stakes
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757:Riding Greentree's colt
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141:National Stallion Stakes
963:People from Old Toronto
876:"Cover: Man on a Horse"
728:to an upset win in the
330:Belmont Futurity Stakes
116:Roger Williams Handicap
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360:Queens County Handicap
300:Laurel Futurity Stakes
265:Santa Barbara Handicap
106:Massachusetts Handicap
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244:Daingerfield Handicap
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345:Empire City Gold Cup
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310:Palm Beach Handicap
211:Top Flight Handicap
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862:The Globe and Mail
765:then won both the
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609:Significant horses
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320:Saratoga Handicap
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290:Brooklyn Handicap
206:Paumonok Handicap
201:New York Handicap
190:McLennan Handicap
100:Major racing wins
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30:Ted Atkinson
923:2005 deaths
918:1916 births
639:Devil Diver
615:Ace Admiral
254:Test Stakes
92:Career wins
78:May 5, 2005
912:Categories
833:References
684:Windfields
667:One Hitter
659:Misty Morn
643:Gallorette
619:Bold Ruler
48:Occupation
767:Preakness
738:Whirlaway
726:War Relic
709:in 1957.
680:War Relic
651:Honeymoon
820:Illinois
775:Tom Fool
769:and the
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696:Canadian
676:Tom Fool
635:Conniver
631:Coaltown
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736:winner
623:Busanda
591:Honours
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64:Toronto
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759:Capot
671:Parlo
627:Capot
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881:Time
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58:Born
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