Jockeys

Prior to the 1980s, top jockeys from Oklahoma had to compete for big-money horse racing victories outside the state. Many of the best jockeys in the sport called Oklahoma home before going on to win the richest races in America. Since the start of pari-mutuel racing in Oklahoma, many jockeys have become local legends with long and prominent careers. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame at Remington Park honors the best jockeys who became stars, both nationally and locally.

Thoroughbred Inductees

Luis Quinonez
Career: 1989-Current
Year Inducted: 2017
Growing up in Sinaloa, Mexico on his family’s farm, Luis Quinonez is one of eight children.
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Pat Steinberg
Career: 1961-1993
Year Inducted: 2011
Pat Steinberg dominated the Remington Park jockey colony in the track’s first five years.
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Tim Doocy
Career: 1974-2009
Year Inducted: 2011
Tim Doocy took Oklahoma horse racing by storm when he arrived at Remington Park in the fall of 1993.
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John Lively
Career: 1963-1992
Year Inducted: 2011
Like many jockeys from the Mid-South, John Lively began his career by riding in Quarter Horse match races.
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Bobby Ussery
Career: 1919-1952
Year Inducted: 2011
A winner in his first pari-mutuel race at 16, Robert Nelson ‘Bobby’ Ussery was an astounding jockey
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John Sellers
Career: 1955-1977
Year Inducted: 2011
John Sellers moved with his family to Oklahoma where he was raised on a farm near Claremore, Okla.
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Eldon Nelson
Career: 1943-1973
Year Inducted: 2009
Eldon Nelson began his career as a jockey riding in match races on country roads and in cotton fields.
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Don Pettinger
Career: 1980-2010
Year Inducted: 2008
Don Pettinger was always a leader in the jockey colony since the track’s first day on September 1, 1988.
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Cliff Berry
Career: 1981-2015
Year Inducted: 2008
Cliff Berry ruled the standings at Remington Park throughout his career in Oklahoma City.
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Quarter Horse Inductees

Jimmy Brooks
Career: 1977-Current
Year Inducted: 2018
It was almost a stone-cold lock that Jimmy Brooks would have some sort of career in horse racing.
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Jacky Martin
Career: 1972-2011
Year Inducted: 2012
A legend in American Quarter Horse racing, jockey Jacky Martin experienced winning the biggest races.
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Roy Brooks
Career: 1952-2017
Year Inducted: 2010
Roy Brooks had plenty of success in a career that started more as a hobby than as an occupation.
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Jerry Burgess
Career: 1960-1987
Year Inducted: 2010
Jerry Burgess began his career from humble beginnings in Heavener, Oklahoma.
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Charley Smith
Career: 1959-1974
Year Inducted: 2010
Charley Smith started riding in match races all across Oklahoma and Kansas at an early age.
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G.R. Carter
Career: 1984-2018
Year Inducted: 2009
The astounding career of G.R. Carter is a story of hard work, good fortune and unprecedented success.
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Larry Payne
Career: 1975-2018
Year Inducted: 2009
Jockey Larry Payne has spent nearly all of his life in the saddle, learning riding skills at the young age of 8.
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