Grover Fuller

Grover Cleveland Fuller (March 18, 1885 - May 25, 1928) was an American champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. [2] In 1903 he won the national riding title, a part of which were victories in the Futurity Stakes and the Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay, New York, the two richest and most prestigious horse races in the United States at that time.[3] [4] [5]

Grover Cleveland Fuller
Occupation	Jockey
Born	March 18, 1885 DeWitt, Iowa
Died	May 25, 1928 (aged 43) Chicago, Illinois
Resting place	Elmwood Cemetery, DeWitt, Iowa[1]
Major racing wins
Adirondack Stakes (1903) Alabama Stakes (1903) Annual Champion Stakes (1903) Bayshore Stakes (1903) Belles Stakes (1903) Belmont Futurity Stakes (1903) Bouquet Stakes (1903) Bronx Highweight Handicap (1903) Dash Stakes (1903) Dolphin Stakes (1903) Excelsior Handicap (1903) Fashion Stakes (1903) First Special Stakes (1903) Saratoga Cup (1903) Second Special Stakes (1903) Flatbush Stakes (1903) Gentilly Handicap (1903) Golden Rod Stakes (1903) Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1903) Jerome Stakes (1903) Junior Champion Stakes (1903) Mohawk Stakes (1903) Nassau Stakes (1903) Twin City Handicap (1903) American Derby (1904) Carnival Stakes (1904) Louisiana Derby (1904) Montague Stakes (1904) Rosedale Stakes (1904) Ascot Cup (1905) Ascot Handicap (1905)
Racing awards
United States Champion Jockey by wins (1903)
Significant horses
Hamburg Belle, Eugenia Burch, Highball, McChesney, Race King

References

1. Iowagravestonesd
2. "Champions, Kentucky Derby Winners" (PDF). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
3. "Futurity". New York Racing Association (NYRA). 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
4. "Some Features in Walter Rollins Life: Herbert's Defeat by Africander a Distress". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
5. "Suburban Handicap". New York Racing Association (NYRA). 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.