Carroll H. Shilling
Carroll Shilling | |
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Gazelle Handicap (1910) (1912)
Islip Handicap (1910) Paumonok Handicap (1910) Seagate Stakes (1910) Travers Stakes (1910) Van Cortlandt Handicap (1910) Belmont Futurity Stakes (1910) Walden Stakes (1910) Spinaway Stakes (1910) Havre de Grace Cup Handicap
Breeders' Stakes (1908) Coronation Futurity Stakes (1908) King Edward Gold Cup (1908, 1911) Toronto Cup Handicap (1910) Windsor Hotel Cup Handicap (1911) Woodstock Stakes (1911) | |
Racing awards | |
United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1910) | |
Honours | |
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1970) | |
Significant horses | |
Colin, King James, Fitz Herbert Worth, Inferno |
Carroll Hugh "Cal" Shilling (1885–1950) was an American
A native of
Kentucky Derby
During his career, Shilling had two mounts in the Kentucky Derby. He finished second aboard Miami in the 1909 running, then in 1912 he rode Worth to victory in what the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame describes as probably his most dramatic win.
Personal problems and ban from racing
On November 19, 1909, The New York Times reported that Shilling severely stabbed stable owner R. L. Thomas after the two got into an argument at Sheepshead Bay Race Track. In the spring of 1910, The Jockey Club (the New York-based association of racehorse owners) set aside Shilling's application for a jockey license.
The
In an era when jockeys commonly used dirty tactics, Shilling was notorious for his actions. In 1912, while riding at Havre de Grace Racetrack in Maryland, he was banned from racing for striking another jockey with his whip during a race. The action resulted in his riding career ending after just six full years plus two partial years when the New York racing shutdown meant there was fierce competition for jockeys at tracks outside New York state.
Following his ban from riding, Shilling remained in racing as a stableman and in 1915 his application for a jockey's license was again denied. He eventually went to work for
The issue threatened the closure of Pimlico, the only one of the four Maryland racetracks that sided with the New York authorities.
In a short career, Carroll Shilling won 969 races and in his final three seasons, had a remarkable thirty-four percent winning percentage. In 1970, the National Museum of Racing at Saratoga Springs, New York, recognized Schilling's talent and inducted him into their Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ "Cover: Man on a Horse". Time. May 17, 1948.
- ^ "Milestones, Jan. 23, 1950". Time. January 23, 1950.
- Carroll H. Shilling at the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- "New York Racing to Start On May 20; Suspension Lifted on Jockey Thomas McTaggart -- Other Requests Denied". The New York Times. February 12, 1915. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- "Shilling Gets No License.; Jockey Club Tables Application of Boy Who Stabbed R.L. Thomas". The New York Times. April 5, 1910. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- "New York Racing to Start On May 20; Suspension Lifted on Jockey Thomas McTaggart -- Other Requests Denied". The New York Times. February 12, 1915. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- "To Fight New York Tracks to Finish; Maryland Threatens to Bar Jockey Club Members' Entries as Retaliatory Act. Governor is Drawn in High Officials Resent Ultimatum to Ross in Bedwell Case as High-Handed. Pimlico Meet in Danger Closing of its Gates a Possible Outcome of Turf War--Local Interests Define Position". The New York Times. April 15, 1921. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- "Bedwell Granted License; Maryland Racing Commission Acts in Horse Trainer's Case". The New York Times. July 9, 1921. Retrieved 2008-08-14.