Top American Jockey Dead

Illawarra Mercury

Monday November 17, 1997

MIAMI.- Champion United States jockey Eddie Arcaro, who rode Whirlaway and Citation to Triple Crowns and won the Kentucky Derby five times, died on Friday at the age of 81.

Nicknamed "The Master", Arcaro came into prominence as a rider in the mid-1930s and continued near the top of his profession until his retirement in 1961. He is the only man to guide two horses to the US Triple Crown.

Along the way, Arcaro rode 4779 winners, earning purses of $US30,309,543.

Arcaro, who became a network television racing analyst following his retirement as a rider, had 24,092 mounts in a career that began in 1931.