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Walter Blum was born on 28 September, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is a Walter Blum is retired Hall of Fame jockey retired Hall of Fame jockey. Discover Walter Blum's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Occupation Jockey
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 28 September 1934
Birthday 28 September
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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1934

Walter Blum (born September 28, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired Hall of Fame jockey.

A horse racing fan from boyhood, in his teens Blum began working as a racetrack hotwalker.

1953

Despite being blind in his right eye from the age of two, when he fell off a toy horse, in 1953 he embarked on a career as a jockey, riding his first winner on July 29 at Saratoga Race Course.

During the better part of his 22-year career Blum rode mainly at East Coast tracks from New England to Florida and is one of only four jockeys to ever win six races on a single card at Monmouth Park.

1960

However, in the 1960s he rode seasonally at California tracks, notably winning the 1966 Santa Anita Derby, and he also dominated Chicago's summer racing circuit at Arlington Park.

1961

On June 19, 1961, Blum rode six winners on a single racecard at Monmouth Park Racetrack.

1963

He won more races in 1963 and 1964 than any other American jockey.

1964

His best-known mounts were Hall of Famers Affectionately and Gun Bow with one of his most famous victories coming in the 1964 Woodward Stakes when he rode Gun Bow to a win over the legendary Kelso.

1967

He rode in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes on two occasions, his best finish a fourth in both in 1967 aboard Reason to Hail.

1969

In 1969, Blum was elected president of the Jockeys' Guild and served until 1974.

1971

In the 1971 Belmont Stakes, he rode Pass Catcher to a victory that denied Canonero II the Triple Crown.

1975

He rode his last mount in 1975 then went to work as a racing official at Garden State Park and the Atlantic City racetracks.

1986

Blum is Jewish and was inducted in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1986, and the following year in the United States Racing Hall of Fame.

2004

In 1978 he moved to Florida where he served as a state steward until retiring on December 30, 2004.

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