Eddie Arcaro: Triple Crown Jockey 5
Posted on
May 08, 2010 by
Dean Hybl
Eddie Arcaro and Citation
The Sports Then and Now May Vintage Athlete of the Month registered the greatest accomplishment in his sport not once, but twice.
Still considered by many to be the greatest jockey in horse racing history, Eddie Arcaro was aboard the winning horse in a record 17 Triple Crown races. In 1941 he guided Whirlaway to the Triple Crown with wins in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Seven years later he duplicated the accomplishment aboard Citation. Read the rest of this entry →