| Chris McCarron grew up in Massachusetts and began riding in 1974 in Maryland. He counts his brother Gregg, also a jockey, as one of his most important influences. McCarron was still riding in 1998 and had won 21% of his races.
Chris McCarron rode his first winner at Bowie Race Course and set a winning apprentice record that is still unbroken. By 1978 he had moved his tack to California, although he continued to ride all over the country in the most important races of each season. Major races won by McCarron include Kentucky Derbys with Alysheba and Go for Gin, three Breeders' Cup Classics aboard Alysheba, Sunday Silence, and Alphabet Soup, and two Preakness Stakes, among others. In 1994 McCarron posted his 6,000th win at Hollywood Park. |
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