ovie, scurlock, november, 1918, june, 2016, american, jockey, thoroughbred, horse, racing, occupationjockeybornnovember, 1918paintsville, kentucky, diedjune, 2016, 2016, aged, evansville, indiana, career, winsnot, foundmajor, racing, winsarlington, handicap, 1. Ovie Scurlock November 11 1918 June 14 2016 was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing Ovie ScurlockOccupationJockeyBornNovember 11 1918Paintsville Kentucky U S DiedJune 14 2016 2016 06 14 aged 97 Evansville Indiana U S Career winsNot foundMajor racing winsArlington Handicap 1946 1951 Sunset Handicap 1946 Bay Shore Handicap 1947 Correction Handicap 1947 1953 Discovery Handicap 1947 1951 Edgemere Handicap 1947 Lawrence Realization Stakes 1947 Trenton Handicap 1947 Roamer Handicap 1947 Empire City Handicap 1948 Philadelphia Handicap 1948 Toboggan Handicap 1948 Whirlaway Handicap 1948 National Stallion Stakes 1949 Remsen Stakes 1949 Washington Park Futurity 1949 Roger Williams Handicap 1949 Arlington Classic 1950 Astoria Stakes 1950 Black Helen Handicap 1950 Comely Stakes 1950 Cowdin Stakes 1950 Dwyer Stakes 1950 Long Branch Stakes 1950 Discovery Handicap 1951 Jerome Handicap 1951 Marguerite Stakes 1951 Pimlico Special 1951 Queens County Handicap 1951 Questionnaire Handicap 1951 Westchester Handicap 1951 Bahamas Stakes 1952 Fashion Stakes 1953 National Stallion Stakes filly division 1953 Matron Stakes 1953 Sanford Stakes 1953 Schuylerville Stakes 1953 Spinaway Stakes 1953 Gallant Fox Handicap 1954 Hanshin Cup Handicap 1954 Molly Pitcher Handicap 1956 Champlain Handicap 1957 Significant horsesBattlefield Coaltown CochiseGreek Money Evening Out Bryan G Born in Paintsville Kentucky Scurlock began his professional riding career in 1938 at Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville Illinois A year later on August 26 1939 at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson Kentucky he rode a three year old colt Mr Ambassador to a world record time of 1 39 2 5 for a mile and 40 yards His career was interrupted during World War II when he served his country in the U S Coast Guard during World War II 1 During his career Scurlock rode for prominent owners such as George D Widener Jr Harry Guggenheim Ada L Rice and Herbert M Woolf He was also a regular rider during the early 1950s for the Brandywine Stable of Donald P Ross as well as one of the riders for Calumet Farm On June 11 1949 he rode Coaltown Calumet s Handicap Horse of the Year of 1949 to victory in the Roger Williams Handicap at Narragansett Park 2 Scurlock won a number of important races of his era such as the Lawrence Realization Stakes in New York the Arlington Classic in Chicago and the Pimlico Special in Baltimore He competed in the Kentucky Derby three times and the Preakness Stakes once with his best result a seventh in both races in 1949 aboard Model Cadet 3 When his riding days were over Scurlock worked as an assistant trainer for Warren A Croll Jr 4 Ovie Scurlock died June 14 2016 at St Mary s Medical Center in Evansville Indiana USA 1 References edit a b Hammonds Evan 21 June 2016 Jockey Ovie D Scurlock 97 Dies Bloodhorse com Retrieved 22 June 2016 Coaltown is named Horse of the Year Schenectady Gazette 1949 12 14 Retrieved 2014 01 16 Kentucky Derby records for Ovie Scurlock Jockey s Guild History of Race Riding 1999 Turner Publishing ISBN 978 1 56311 456 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ovie Scurlock amp oldid 1210722279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
