Joe McCahey began his career as a stableboy and jockey in training for an up-and-coming young trainer named Jim Fitzsimmons who loaned him to stable owner and trainer Tom Mannix to ride in Louisiana and Florida during the winter. When Mannix died in the fall of 1910 Fitzsimmons began giving McCahey more rides and loaning him to other top level trainers such as T. J. Healey.[1]
In 1913 McCahey finished second in wins nationally behind Merritt Buxton and the following year when he led the nation in earnings he finished second in wins nationally behind John McTaggart. In 1915, health problems forced McCahey to reduce his number of mounts by more than 25% but still had a very impressive win to start rate of 18%. A September 10, 1915 article in the New York Times referred to McCahey as "one of the foremost jockeys on the American turf" and someone "often referred to as the Hans Wagner of the turf".[2]
Failing health forced McCahey to retire in 1916 after a limited number of mounts and in March 1917 he died at age 28 from tuberculosis.[3] In their post-mortem review of his career the Daily Racing Form wrote that throughout his career McCahey "was an honest, upright sportsman."
Referencesedit
^"T. E. Mannix is Dead". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1910-09-29. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
^New York Times, September 10, 1915 article titled "McCahey Ten Years a Jockey" Retrieved June 27, 2018
^"Jockey Joe MCahey Dies at Asheville". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1917-03-16. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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mccahey, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2021, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Joe McCahey news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joseph M McCahey May 11 1888 March 13 1917 was an American champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who won a national riding title in 1914 Joe McCaheyOccupationJockeyBorn 1888 05 11 May 11 1888Philadelphia PennsylvaniaDiedMarch 17 1917 1917 03 17 aged 28 Asheville North CarolinaResting placeOld Cathedral Cemetery Cathedral Park PhiladelphiaCareer wins837 1909 1916 Major racing winsDelaware Handicap 1908 1909 Saratoga Handicap 1908 Zephyr Stakes 1908 Champagne Stakes 1909 Walden Stakes 1909 Bowie Handicap 1910 Invincible Handicap 1910 Test Handicap 1910 Grey Stakes 1911 Keene Memorial Stakes 1913 1915 Aberdeen Stakes 1914 Astoria Stakes 1914 1915 Blue Point Stakes 1914 Brooklyn Handicap 1914 Empire City Handicap 1914 Fall Highweight Handicap 1914 Garden City Handicap 1914 Hudson Stakes 1914 Saratoga Cup 1914 Troy Stakes 1914 1915 Excelsior Handicap 1915 Great American Stakes 1915 Kentucky Stakes 1915 Racing awardsUnited States Champion Jockey by earnings 1914 Significant horsesAddie M Buckhorn Comely Montfort OrmesdaleJoe McCahey began his career as a stableboy and jockey in training for an up and coming young trainer named Jim Fitzsimmons who loaned him to stable owner and trainer Tom Mannix to ride in Louisiana and Florida during the winter When Mannix died in the fall of 1910 Fitzsimmons began giving McCahey more rides and loaning him to other top level trainers such as T J Healey 1 In 1913 McCahey finished second in wins nationally behind Merritt Buxton and the following year when he led the nation in earnings he finished second in wins nationally behind John McTaggart In 1915 health problems forced McCahey to reduce his number of mounts by more than 25 but still had a very impressive win to start rate of 18 A September 10 1915 article in the New York Times referred to McCahey as one of the foremost jockeys on the American turf and someone often referred to as the Hans Wagner of the turf 2 Failing health forced McCahey to retire in 1916 after a limited number of mounts and in March 1917 he died at age 28 from tuberculosis 3 In their post mortem review of his career the Daily Racing Form wrote that throughout his career McCahey was an honest upright sportsman References edit T E Mannix is Dead Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives 1910 09 29 Retrieved 2020 01 16 New York Times September 10 1915 article titled McCahey Ten Years a Jockey Retrieved June 27 2018 Jockey Joe MCahey Dies at Asheville Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives 1917 03 16 Retrieved 2019 10 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe McCahey amp oldid 1201513783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
