Charles Kurtsinger (November 16, 1906 – September 24, 1946) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey who won the Triple Crown in 1937.[1][2]
Known as "Charley" and nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman", Kurtsinger was born in Shepherdsville, Kentucky and learned race riding from his jockey father and from veteran rider Mack Garner. Among his career achievements, he won the 1931 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes aboard Twenty Grand and the Preakness Stakes in 1933 with Head Play. However, he is best known as the jockey of U.S. Triple Crown champion War Admiral. In 1931 and 1937, Kurtsinger was the leading U.S. jockey in earnings. Over his career, he won 12.8% of his starts.
Dealing with an injury that was not healing properly, Kurtsinger retired in 1939. He turned to training but died of complications from pneumonia in 1946 at the age of 39 and was inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1967.
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^. Racingmuseum.org. 1967-01-01. Archived from the original on 2006-10-08. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
^"Bullitt Memories: Charley Kurtsinger, the Jockey". Bullitt County History Museum. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
^"Chris McCarron: Charles Kurtsinger". IMDb. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
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Photo of Charles Kurtsinger aboard Sun Beau
December 14, 2023
charles, kurtsinger, november, 1906, september, 1946, american, hall, fame, national, champion, jockey, triple, crown, 1937, occupationjockeyborn, 1906, november, 1906shepherdsville, kentucky, diedseptember, 1946, 1946, aged, louisville, kentuckyresting, place. Charles Kurtsinger November 16 1906 September 24 1946 was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey who won the Triple Crown in 1937 1 2 Charles KurtsingerOccupationJockeyBorn 1906 11 16 November 16 1906Shepherdsville Kentucky U S DiedSeptember 24 1946 1946 09 24 aged 39 Louisville KentuckyResting placeSaint Michael Cemetery Louisville KentuckyCareer wins721Major racing winsOakdale Handicap 1929 Bay Shore Handicap 1930 Cowdin Stakes 1930 Huron Handicap 1930 Chesapeake Stakes 1931 1937 Lawrence Realization Stakes 1931 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap 1931 Wood Memorial Stakes 1931 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1931 1934 Ladies Handicap 1931 1937 Philadelphia Handicap 1931 Saratoga Handicap 1931 1938 Champagne Stakes 1932 1937 Great American Stakes 1934 Saratoga Cup 1934 Clark Handicap 1936 Belmont Futurity 1937 Pimlico Special 1937 Remsen Stakes 1937 Wilson Stakes 1938 Withers Stakes 1938 U S Triple Crown series Kentucky Derby 1931 1937 Preakness Stakes 1933 1937 Belmont Stakes 1931 1937 Racing awardsU S Champion Jockey by earnings 1931 1937 HonorsUnited States Racing Hall of Fame 1967 Significant horsesTwenty Grand Head Play Sun Beau War Admiral MenowKnown as Charley and nicknamed The Flying Dutchman Kurtsinger was born in Shepherdsville Kentucky and learned race riding from his jockey father and from veteran rider Mack Garner Among his career achievements he won the 1931 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes aboard Twenty Grand and the Preakness Stakes in 1933 with Head Play However he is best known as the jockey of U S Triple Crown champion War Admiral In 1931 and 1937 Kurtsinger was the leading U S jockey in earnings Over his career he won 12 8 of his starts Kurtsinger was the jockey on War Admiral in the famous 1938 match race with Seabiscuit Laura Hillenbrand s bestselling book Seabiscuit An American Legend recounts the story In the movie version Kurtsinger was played by retired Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron 3 Dealing with an injury that was not healing properly Kurtsinger retired in 1939 He turned to training but died of complications from pneumonia in 1946 at the age of 39 and was inducted into the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1967 References edit Charles Kurtsinger Racingmuseum org 1967 01 01 Archived from the original on 2006 10 08 Retrieved 2019 06 29 Bullitt Memories Charley Kurtsinger the Jockey Bullitt County History Museum 2018 11 01 Retrieved 2019 06 29 Chris McCarron Charles Kurtsinger IMDb 2003 01 01 Retrieved 2019 06 29 External links editWar Admiral biography Photo of Charles Kurtsinger aboard Sun Beau Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Kurtsinger amp oldid 1163699415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
