Arcaro, << ahr KAIR oh, >> Eddie (1916-1997), an American jockey, rode 4,779 winners in 31 years of racing. Arcaro became the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby five times (see Kentucky Derby ). He was also the first to win the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes) twice. He won it riding Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in 1948.
Edward Arcaro was born on Feb. 19, 1916, in Newport, Kentucky. He retired in 1962. His purses totaled $30,039,543, a record until 1964. He died on Nov. 14, 1997.
