George Seabo
American jockey and trainer
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George Seabo (July 2, 1911 - February 26, 1991) was an American jockey and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known as a founding member of the Jockeys' Guild[1] who rode future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Challedon to victory in the 1939 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1911 |
| Died | February 26, 1991 (aged 79) Hollywood, Florida, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Jockey, Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Major racing wins | |
| As a jockey: Dorval Juvenile Stakes (1931) As a trainer: U.S. Triple Crown wins: | |
Background
Born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, George Seabo grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He married Mildred Ryan of Roxbury, New York who gave up her job as Branch Manager of a cooperative bank to be a housewife. In a May 28, 1942 interview with The Hastings News she recounted how her husband could ride at 105 pounds and was a rarity among jockeys in that he never had to diet.[3]
Training career
The 1959 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly My Dear Girl was initially trained by Melvin Calvert's assistant George Seabo but after the filly won the 1959 Florida Breeders' Stakes, Calvert took charge.[4]