November 7, 1986(1986-11-07) (aged 67) Hollywood, California
Major racing wins
Roger Williams Handicap (1938) Santa Maria Stakes (1938) San Vicente Stakes (1938) Eastern Shore Stakes (1939) Laurel Handicap (1939) Old Colony Stakes (1940)
Significant horses
Level Best, Sun Egret, Whirlaway
Alfred Edwin (Shelly) Shelhamer (November 30, 1918 - November 7, 1986) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Shelhamer rode Sun Egret to a fifth place finish in the 1938 Preakness Stakes won by Dauber. In 1940 he rode Level Best, American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, to a 5 length victory in the Old Colony Stakes at Narragansett Park. In 1942 he was aboard Sweep Swinger and finished tenth in the Kentucky Derby won by Shut Out. He was under contract to Hall of Fame trainer H. Guy Bedwell and rode most of his races on the Maryland circuit until his retirement in 1945.
The best horse that he rode was U.S. Triple Crown Champion and two time Horse of the Year Whirlaway.
After hanging up his tack, Mr. Shelhamer became a racing official in varying capacities. It was his use of riding knowledge that helped further the use of the Film Patrol in monitoring races at the track. He was one of three stewards at the very first Breeder's Cup at Hollywood Park Racetrack in 1984 that saw the winner Wild Again remain in first position after a roughly run stretch drive. Gate Dancer was taken down from 2nd to 3rd for interference and Slew o' Gold was moved up to second in a race long remembered.[1]
Alfred Shelhamer died in Hollywood, California in 1986.
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interference by Gate Dancer, the Preakness Stakes winner. Steward AlfredShelhamer pointed out in the films that Wild Again's path through the stretch...
Christmas J. Yancey Christmas 6 f 1:13.20 $4,575 1938 Sun Egret 3 AlfredShelhamer H. Guy Bedwell A. C. Compton 6 f 1:13.80 $4,250 1937 Mucho Gusto 5...
decision of whether or not to award her the license was dependent upon Al Shelhamer, who had not seen Smith ride in person and would have to consult film...
Coucci Bud Stotler Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 1:23.00 1938 Sun Egret AlfredShelhamer H. Guy Bedwell A. C. Compton 1:25.40 1937 Merry Maker Johnny Longden...
Hollywood George Woolf Frank Catrone Valdina Farms 10th 4 Sweep Swinger AlfredShelhamer Alexis G. Wilson Theodore D. Buhl 11th 15 Apache James Stout James...
Basil James Ted Horning William E. Boeing 1:12.40 1938 Sun Egret 3 AlfredShelhamer H. Guy Bedwell A. C. Compton 1:12.00 1937 Race not held 1936 Papenie...
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Comprehensive Training and Reference Manual. DIANE. p. 51. ISBN 9780788104787. Shelhamer, Charles (December 4, 2010). "How Fire Disaster Shaped the Evolution of...
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Tally Ho Stable 1:45 4/5 1940 no race 1939 no race 1938 Sun Egret 3 Al Shelhamer H. Guy Bedwell A. C. Compton 1:40 3/5 1937 Fair Knightess 4 Robert Howell...
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