Jim McLaughlin

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James "Jim" McLaughlin (born in Connecticut in 1861 - death date not yet located) was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.

While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented, McLaughlin began his career riding in Tennessee in the late 1870's. Records show that he first competed in the Kentucky Derby in 1880 for the Dwyer Brothers Stable with trainer James G. Rowe, Sr.. The following year the team won the race on the future Hall of Fame horse, "Hindoo." McLaughlin finished second in the 1882 Derby and fifth in 1884.

Jim McLaughlin won the 1885 Preakness Stakes riding "Tecumseh" but finished third with the horse in the Belmont Stakes. He rode three consecutive Belmont Stakes winners on two separate occasions, claiming victory six out of seven years. He won the race in 1882, 1883, and 1884 then finished third in 1885 and won then next three in 1886, 1887, and 1888. The last five of his Belmont winners were all for the Dwyer Brothers. McLaughlin's six Belmont wins still stands as the most for any jockey and is shared with Eddie Arcaro who won his sixth in 1955.

McLaughlin won more races than any jockey in the United States four consecutive times from 1884 through 1887. He rode in his last races in 1892 after which he worked for a time as a trainer and as a racetrack official.

In 1955, Jim McLaughlin was posthumously inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.