Harold_Thurber

Harold Thurber

Harold Thurber

American jockey

Harold H. Thurber (November 23, 1892 - July 27, 1968) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred racing who was a subject in a Franklin Brooke Voss oil painting sitting aboard Nimba, a filly he guided to 1927 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honors for owner Marshall Field III.[1]

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Background

A native of North Dakota, Harold Thurber rode primarily at racetracks on the East Coast of the United States and in Kentucky. In 1924 he rode under contract for Robert L. Gerry Sr. and Marshall Field III. In winning the 1926 Edgemere Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack Harry Richards rode Peanuts to a new world record time for a mile and one-eighth on dirt with a clocking of 1:48.60.[2] [3] In 1928 he was aboard Lawley for a sixth-place finish in the 1928 Kentucky Derby.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    The Sporting Art Auction at Keeneland, November 18, 2015 page 54 portrait "HaroldThurber Aboard Nimba" Retrieved October 1, 2018
  2. [2]
    "Peanuts Wins, Sets New World's Mark". New York Times. 1926-09-19. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. [3]
    Daily Racing Form April 14, 1924 article titled "Thurber At Belmont" Retrieved October 3, 2018
  4. [4]
    Daily Racing Form April 7, 1928 article titled "Thurber to Ride Lawley" Retrieved October 3, 2018


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