United States Champion Jockey by earnings (1956, 1957) United States Champion Jockey by wins (1955, 1956, 1957, 1960)
Honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1959) Bill Hartack Memorial Handicap at Hawthorne
Significant horses
Airmans Guide, Barbizon (horse), Bayou Bold Lad, Bornastar, Carry Back, Celtic Ash, Decathlon, Decidedly, Dedicate, Fabius, Idun, Intentionally, Iron Liege, Kelso, Majestic Prince, Nadir, Northern Dancer, Pet Bully, Princess Turia, Round Table, Royal Native, Smart Deb, Tim Tam, Venetian Way
William John Hartack Jr. (December 9, 1932 – November 26, 2007), born in Colver, Pennsylvania, was a Hall of Fame jockey. Colver is in the northwestern part of Cambria Township, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ebensburg, the county seat.
Referred to by the media as both "Bill" and "Willie" (Hartack detested being called "Willie") during his racing career, Hartack grew up on a farm in the Blacklick...
The BillHartack Memorial Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois in the early spring...
finish line, where Gallant Man finished second to Iron Liege, ridden by BillHartack. At the 1986 Kentucky Derby, Shoemaker became the oldest jockey ever...
trainer had first call on his services. Ultimately, Luro settled on BillHartack, who had ridden Luro's previous Kentucky Derby winner, Decidedly. "I'm...
of the outbreak. In April 2024 the Maryland General Assembly approved a bill that would consolidate Maryland thoroughbred racing at Pimlico and provide...
Aaron Gryder Mario Gutierrez Ira Hanford Noel Harris David Harrison BillHartack Sandy Hawley Chris Hayes Seamie Heffernan Brian Hernandez Jr. Roy Higgins...
trained the 1970 Kentucky Derby winner Dust Commander and his jockey, BillHartack, was "long overdue" for a win and would have Warbucks near the front...
won his first Kentucky Derby in 1938 aboard Lawrin. He is tied with BillHartack for most Derby wins with five, and has the most wins in the Preakness...
Majestic Prince won both of his starts in his 1968 fall campaign. Ridden by BillHartack, at age three, he quickly became the dominant three-year-old in West...
Spur BillHartack Paul L. Kelley Spring Hill Farm 1:47.20 1958 Tim Tam BillHartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1:49.20 1957 Gen. Duke BillHartack Horace...
Mike R. Soto Al Berke & Mike R. Soto 1+1⁄16 1:44.80 1956 Princess Turia BillHartack Horace A. Jones Calumet Farm 1+1⁄16 1:44.80 1955 Lalun Henry E. Moreno...
November 2, winning by 12 lengths despite carrying 136 pounds. Jockey BillHartack, riding the third place finisher, commented after the race, "I don't...
seventeenth run of the season. In the Cowdin Stakes on October 3, ridden by BillHartack, he turned into the straight in third before producing a strong late...
after that. Track promoters brought in famous jockeys such as Bill Shoemaker and BillHartack to bring prestige to the course, but attendance continued to...
Derby Grade 3 – Sixty Sails Handicap Hawthorne also runs the ungraded BillHartack Memorial Handicap, which was inaugurated in 2008 and was originally called...
on the CBS television network. Northern Dancer, who was jockeyed by BillHartack, won the race by two and one quarter lengths over runner-up The Scoundrel...
Sher Fast 2:29.20 1960 Celtic Ash BillHartack Thomas J. Barry Joseph E. O'Connell Fast 2:29.20 1959 Sword Dancer Bill Shoemaker J. Elliott Burch Brookmeade...
winners including Phalanx, Danzig Connection and Johnstown. Ridden by BillHartack, Decidedly set a new Churchill Downs track record for 1¼ miles in winning...
1:36.00 $25,000 1965 Bold Lad BillHartack William C. Winfrey Wheatley Stable 1 mile 1:35.20 $17,500 1964 Hill Rise Bill Shoemaker William B. Finnegan...
– Donald Byrd, American trumpet player and academic (d. 2013) 1932 – BillHartack, American jockey (d. 2007) 1932 – Billy Edd Wheeler, American singer-songwriter...
on sports for the Southern Illinoisan. "Numero Uno" Roberto! (1973) BillHartack : the Bittersweet Life of a Hall of Fame Jockey (2016) They Left Their...
Arcaro's 17 wins in Triple Crown races as well as Bill Shoemaker's 11, while tied with Gary Stevens, BillHartack and Earl Sande's 9 each. However, Day had a...
Miguel A. Rivera Frank Martin Sr. Sigmund Sommer 11th 10 Sir Tristram BillHartack Charles G. Milbank Powhatan Stable 12th 18 Confederate Yankee Howard...
Michaels Charlsie Cantey and BillHartack Jack Whitaker and Lynn Swann Jim McKay 1985 ABC Mike Battaglia Jim McKay BillHartack Howard Cosell and Jack Whitaker...
Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the 1974 Kentucky Derby. Under jockey BillHartack, the colt finished eleventh. [1] Following his racing career, he was...
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