George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
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The award was created through donations from the racing public after the untimely death of Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf. The one-time only award is voted on by members of the Jockeys' Guild who chose from among their peers nominated by Guild regional managers. The trophy that goes along with the award is a one foot-high replica of the life-size statue of George Woolf that, along with a bronze sculpture of his favorite mount, Seabiscuit, has a place of honor in the Santa Anita Paddock Gardens.
Past winners:
- 2005 : Ray Sibille
- 2004 : Robby Albarado
- 2003 : Edgar Prado
- 2002 : Russell Baze
- 2001 : Dean Kutz
- 2000 : Mike Smith
- 1999 : Jose Santos
- 1998 : Craig Perret
- 1997 : Alex Solis
- 1996 : Gary Stevens
- 1995 : Edward Maple
- 1994 : Phil Grove
- 1993 : Kent Desormeaux
- 1992 : Jerry Bailey
- 1991 : Earlie Fires
- 1990 : John Lively
- 1989 : Larry Snyder
- 1988 : Don Brumfield
- 1987 : Don MacBeth
- 1986 : Jorge Velasquez
- 1985 : Pat Day
- 1984 : Steve Cauthen
- 1983 : Marco Castaneda
- 1982 : Pat Valenzuela
- 1981 : Eddie Delahoussaye
- 1980 : Chris McCarron
- 1979 : Ron Turcotte
- 1978 : Darrel McHargue
- 1977 : Frank Olivares
- 1976 : Sandy Hawley
- 1975 : Fernando Toro
- 1974 : Alvaro Pineda
- 1973 : John Rotz
- 1972 : Angel Cordero, Jr
- 1971 : Jerry Lambert
- 1970 : Laffit Pincay, Jr
- 1969 : Johnny Sellers
- 1968 : Braulio Baeza
- 1967 : Donald Pierce
- 1966 : Alex Maese
- 1965 : Walter Blum
- 1964 : Manuel Ycaza
- 1963 : Ismael Valenzuela
- 1962 : Steve Brooks
- 1961 : Peter Moreno
- 1960 : Bill Harmatz
- 1959 : Bill Boland
- 1958 : Merlin Volzke
- 1957 : Ted Atkinson
- 1956 : John Adams
- 1955 : Ray York
- 1954 : Ralph Neves
- 1953 : Eddie Arcaro
- 1952 : Johnny Longden
- 1951 : Bill Shoemaker
- 1950 : Gordon Glisson
