Ivan H. Parke
American horse trainer and jockey
Ivan Harris Parke (November 1, 1908 – January 20, 1995) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and trainer who won more races than any other jockey in the United States in 1923, as an apprentice, and again in 1924 when he also was the United States Champion Jockey by earnings. Parke trained the 1945 Kentucky Derby winner, Hoop Jr. and Jewel's Reward to 1957 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors.
Ivan Parke and four of his brothers had careers in Thoroughbred horse racing. Burley Parke, a jockey and outstanding trainer was also inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Both Charles and Monte were successful in their own right.
Career as a jockey
Ivan Parke began his career riding American Quarter Horses before switching to Thoroughbreds. On December 5, 1923, rode five straight winners at Jefferson Park Racetrack in New Orleans. Hired to ride for the major racing stable of Harry Payne Whitney in 1924, Parke rode in the Kentucky Derby for him in 1924 and 1925, finishing off the board on both occasions. As a jockey in 1925, Parke won the first race ever run at Hialeah Park in Florida.
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