Catrone stood 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m) tall. While selling newspapers at a stand outside Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, the diminutive 17-year-old was offered the chance to train to be a jockey by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth. Although Catrone met with some success as a jockey, he achieved nationwide recognition as a trainer. Battling weight problems, in 1936 he began his professional career as a trainer. In the early 1940s, he trained for TexanEmerson F. Woodward'sValdina Farms. Among his successes for Valdina, Catrone won the 1942 Derby Trial Stakes with Valdina Orphan, who then finished third to winner Shut Out in the Kentucky Derby.
Following Emerson's death in a May 1943 auto accident, Catrone trained for several owners until 1948 when he was hired by William G. Helis, Sr. whose colt Spartan Valor[2] would be described by Catrone as the best horse he had trained up to that time.[3]
^Forest Preserve District of DuPage County article on Dan and Ada Rice titled A Thoroughbred Dynasty Retrieved July 20, 2017
October 18, 2023
frank, catrone, august, 1906, march, 1985, american, thoroughbred, horse, racing, jockey, best, known, winning, 1965, kentucky, derby, trainer, occupationjockey, trainerborn, 1906, august, 1906new, haven, connecticutdiedmarch, 1985, 1985, aged, broward, county. Frank Catrone Jr August 12 1906 March 7 1985 was an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who is best known for winning the 1965 Kentucky Derby as a trainer 1 Frank Catrone Jr OccupationJockey TrainerBorn 1906 08 12 August 12 1906New Haven ConnecticutDiedMarch 7 1985 1985 03 07 aged 78 Broward County FloridaCareer winsNot foundMajor racing winsAs a jockey American Legion Handicap 1927 Bay Shore Handicap 1927 Jamaica Handicap 1930 Ohio Derby 1931 Tremont Stakes 1931 As a trainer Arlington Handicap 1942 Derby Trial Stakes 1942 Dwyer Stakes 1942 Ashland Stakes 1943 Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap 1943 Juvenile Stakes 1946 Youthful Stakes 1946 1948 Astoria Stakes 1948 New Jersey Futurity 1950 Excelsior Handicap 1952 Gallant Fox Handicap 1952 McLennan Handicap 1952 Widener Handicap 1952 Tropical Park Handicap 1953 San Vicente Stakes 1965 Santa Anita Derby 1965 Blue Grass Stakes 1965 Santa Anita Handicap 1966 Demoiselle Stakes 1971 Long Island Handicap 1972 Alcibiades Stakes 1973 Bowling Green Handicap 1974 Molly Pitcher Handicap 1974 Palm Beach Handicap 1974 Top Flight Handicap 1974 American Classic Race wins Kentucky Derby 1965 Significant horsesRounders Lucky Debonair Spartan ValorCatrone stood 4 feet 9 inches 1 45 m tall While selling newspapers at a stand outside Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs New York the diminutive 17 year old was offered the chance to train to be a jockey by future U S Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sam Hildreth Although Catrone met with some success as a jockey he achieved nationwide recognition as a trainer Battling weight problems in 1936 he began his professional career as a trainer In the early 1940s he trained for Texan Emerson F Woodward s Valdina Farms Among his successes for Valdina Catrone won the 1942 Derby Trial Stakes with Valdina Orphan who then finished third to winner Shut Out in the Kentucky Derby Following Emerson s death in a May 1943 auto accident Catrone trained for several owners until 1948 when he was hired by William G Helis Sr whose colt Spartan Valor 2 would be described by Catrone as the best horse he had trained up to that time 3 By 1964 Catrone was the secondary trainer behind Clyde Troutt for the breeding racing stable of Dan and Ada Rice When the Rices decided to race at Santa Anita Park over the winter of 1964 65 one of the horses Catrone brought West was a colt named Lucky Debonair who had made only one start at age two at the Atlantic City Race Course where he finished out of the money In 1965 Lucky Debonair gave Catrone his greatest success in racing winning the Santa Anita Derby the Blue Grass Stakes and the Kentucky Derby 4 In 1966 Lucky Debonair won California s most famous race the Santa Anita Handicap 5 Catrone continued to train for the Rice stable until Dan Rice died in 1975 and his widow Ada disbanded the racing stable 6 References Edit Hendersonville Times News May 1 1965 Race Record for Spartan Valor at Pedigree Query Retrieved July 20 2017 Bridgeport Connecticut Sunday Herald May 4 1952 Retrieved July 14 2017 The Deseret News 30 Apr 1965 Modesto Bee February 27 1966 Forest Preserve District of DuPage County article on Dan and Ada Rice titled A Thoroughbred Dynasty Retrieved July 20 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Catrone amp oldid 1084164477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
