Roscoe Goose
Roscoe Goose | |
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American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1913) As a trainer: Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1940) | |
Honours | |
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (1963) | |
Significant horses | |
Donerail |
Roscoe Tarleton Goose (January 21, 1891 – June 11, 1971) was an American
Born near
Roscoe Goose also acted as an adviser to buyers of horses and served as president of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders Association for three years. Success in racing and wise management of his money made him a very wealthy man. In 1974, author Earl Ruby, with an introduction by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Arcaro, told his life story in a book titled The Golden Goose; story of the jockey who won the most stunning Kentucky Derby and then became a millionaire. The 2006 single "Roscoe" by American indie folk band Midlake makes a titular and lyrical reference to Goose, further elaborated upon in the lyric "been born in 1891."
Roscoe Goose and Jimmy Winkfield
In his 2004 book Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield, author Ed Hotaling wrote of an incident involving Roscoe Goose at one of the events leading up to the May 6, 1961 running of the Kentucky Derby. Told to the author by
In 1963, Roscoe Goose was one of the inaugural class of inductees in the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. He is honored with an engraved bronze plaque on display at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center's Freedom Hall in Louisville.
Roscoe Goose died in Louisville, Kentucky in 1971 at the age of 80. His
References
- ^ "Ellis Park History and Mikestones Racetrack. Horse Racing. Betmaker.com". www.betmaker.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006.
- ^ "Family Members of Mine".
- Ruby, Earl. The Golden Goose; story of the jockey who won the most stunning Kentucky Derby and then became a millionaire; story of the jockey who won the most stunning Kentucky Derby and then became a millionaire (1974) Edco Vis Associates Inc & The Thoroughbred Record Co Inc. ASIN B0006CGR90
- Roscoe Goose at the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
- Roscoe Goose at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission
- MAY 5, 2005 article at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Jimmy Winkfield and Roscoe Goose
- Roscoe Goose and the Knock Down the Favorite Club
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