Willie Knapp

Willie Knapp
Occupation Jockey/Trainer
Born August 21, 1888
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died October 26, 1972
Career wins 649
Major racing wins

Jockey wins:
Toronto Cup Stakes (1895, 1898)
Municipal Handicap (1905, 1906, 1907)
Advance Stakes (1906)
Astoria Stakes (1906, 1919)
Brighton Derby (1907)
Brighton Mile (1907)
Spinaway Stakes (1907)
Connaught Cup Stakes (1913)
Empire City Handicap (1917)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1917)
Manhattan Handicap (1918)
Demoiselle Stakes (1919)
Dwyer Stakes (1919)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1919)
Sanford Stakes (1919)
Saratoga Special Stakes (1919)

American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1918)

Trainer wins:

Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1921)
Arlington Lassie Stakes (1930)
Westchester Handicap (1949)
McLennan Handicap (1950)
Queens County Handicap (1949, 1950)
Honours
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1969)
Significant horses
Exterminator, Sun Briar, Upset

William "Willie" Knapp (August 21, 1888 – October 26, 1972) was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.[1] He was known for racing horses such as Exterminator and Sun Briar. He became the jockey for Exterminator in the 1918 Kentucky Derby. He was expecting to race Sun Briar, an extremely fast colt, but Sun Briar became ill and he had no choice but to race Exterminator, Sun Briar's training horse. However, Exterminator won the Derby, and Knapp became his lifelong jockey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
  2. ↑ October 27, 1972 New York Times obituary for Willie Knapp


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