Roy L. Gilbert
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Roy Lee Gilbert was an American Thoroughbred horse racing
jockey
who died as a result of a racing accident. An Associated Press
news release at the time of his death called him "one of the most promising young jockeys in the country."
Born in London, Kentucky
, Roy Gilbert was one of nineteen children.http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/152334842.html?dids=152334842:152334842&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=APR+05%2C+1961&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Jockey+Roy+Gilbert+Killed+in+Aqueduct+Fall&pqatl=google His brother, William, had been a jockey and Roy began working in the Thoroughbred racing industry in 1954 as a stable hand then as an exercise rider for future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
trainer
, Woody Stephens
. In 1957 he began riding professionally but in June 1958 was sidelined for a time after he suffered a broken leg as a result of being thrown from his horse during a race at Monmouth Park Racetrack
in Oceanport, New Jersey
.
On Apr 4, 1961 at Aqueduct Racetrack
in Queens
, New York
, Roy Gilbert was thrown from his horse during the fourth race and struck his head on the concrete base of a rail post. He died on the way to hospital. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872270,00.html He was a few months shy of his twenty-third birthday.
His nephew, Bobby Gilbert, became a jockey in 1975 at age 17.
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
who died as a result of a racing accident. An Associated Press
Associated Press
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news release at the time of his death called him "one of the most promising young jockeys in the country."
Born in London, Kentucky
London, Kentucky
-Education:All of the following schools are administered by the Laurel County School District.-Primary schools:* * * * * * * * * * * * -High schools:* * -Colleges:* Laurel Technical College* * -Notable natives:...
, Roy Gilbert was one of nineteen children.http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/152334842.html?dids=152334842:152334842&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=APR+05%2C+1961&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Jockey+Roy+Gilbert+Killed+in+Aqueduct+Fall&pqatl=google His brother, William, had been a jockey and Roy began working in the Thoroughbred racing industry in 1954 as a stable hand then as an exercise rider for future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
, Woody Stephens
Woody Stephens
Woody Stephens was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.Born Woodford Cefis Stephens in Stanton, Kentucky, his younger brother William Ward Stephens also became a successful trainer. Woody Stephens first started in racing as a jockey at age 16 but within a few years switched...
. In 1957 he began riding professionally but in June 1958 was sidelined for a time after he suffered a broken leg as a result of being thrown from his horse during a race at Monmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...
in Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport, New Jersey
Oceanport is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,832.Oceanport was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1920, from portions of Eatontown Township , based on the results of a...
.
On Apr 4, 1961 at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Roy Gilbert was thrown from his horse during the fourth race and struck his head on the concrete base of a rail post. He died on the way to hospital. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872270,00.html He was a few months shy of his twenty-third birthday.
His nephew, Bobby Gilbert, became a jockey in 1975 at age 17.