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American jockey
John Ruane Occupation Jockey Born October 4, 1936
County Mayo ,
Ireland Died September 3, 2006(2006-09-03) (aged 69)
Somers Point, New Jersey , United States Career wins 1,800+
John Morris Handicap (1957, 1958, 1964)
Long Island Handicap (1957)
Firenze Handicap (1957, 1958, 1964)
Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1958)
Test Stakes (1958, 1966)
Brooklyn Handicap (1958)
Myles Standish Handicap (1958)
Prioress Stakes (1958)
Whitney Handicap (1958)
Remsen Stakes (1958)
Sysonby Handicap (1958)
Sanford Stakes (1959)
Man O' War Stakes (1960)
Niagara Handicap (1961)
Stymie Handicap (1961)
Ladies Handicap (1964)
Bed O' Roses Handicap (1965)
Delaware Handicap (1965)
Diana Handicap (1965)
Jersey Belle Stakes (1965)
Demoiselle Stakes (1969)
Haskell Invitational Stakes (1970)
Toboggan Handicap (1970)
Knickerbocker Handicap (1971, 1980)
Metropolitan Handicap (1971)
Suburban Handicap (1971)
Vosburgh Stakes (1971)
Comely Stakes (1972, 1976) Minuteman Handicap (1972)
Paumonok Handicap (1972)
John B. Campbell Handicap (1973) Tom Fool Stakes (1975)
Massachusetts Handicap (1979)
Poinciana Handicap (1976)
Bryn Mawr Stakes (1981)
Longfellow Handicap (1981)
Kelly-Olympic Stakes (1983) Whitemarsh Handicap (1983) New Hope Stakes (1984)
Riggs Handicap (1984) Rushing Man Stakes (1986)
Cohoes ,
Tunex ,
Duck Dance ,
Steeple Jill ,
Twice Worthy
John Vincent Ruane (October 4, 1936 – September 3, 2006) was an American
jockey in
Thoroughbred horse racing .
Ruane began his career in 1957, competing on the
New York State racing circuit where he rode for noted
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
horse trainers such as
John M. Gaver, Sr. and
H. Allen Jerkens . He retired after forty-two years having ridden winners of a number of important
Graded stakes races .
A native of
County Mayo ,
Ireland , in 1958 John Ruane received recognition for his racing success in America at a ceremony in
Belmont Park where Irish government representatives presented him with a piece of
Waterford Crystal marked with the official
Connaught
Crest .
[1]
John Ruane was living in
Ocean City, New Jersey at the time of his death from
pulmonary complications in 2006.
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