Willie Shoemaker
Awards And Accomplishments
| Shoemaker retired in 1990 with 8,833 wins and earnings totaling over $10 million. | |
| 1951 | Given George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award |
| 1955, 1959 1965, 1986 | Wins Kentucky Derby |
| 1957, 1959, 1962, 1967, 1975 | Wins Belmont Stakes |
| 1958 | Inducted in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame |
| 1963, 1967 | Wins Preakness Stakes |
| 1970 | Tops record for most career wins |
| 1981 | Awarded Eclipse Outstanding Jockey Award and Award of Merit |
| 1990 | Given Mike Venezia Award |
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