| Birth: | Jan. 6, 1966, USA | | Death: | Dec. 2, 2002, USA | 
Horseracing Jockey. Began his career in New York and was the nation's leading rider in 1985 with 469 wins. He was the first jockey to win nine races in a single day. His career 19,719 mounts resulted in 3,480 wins compiling earnings of $9.2 million. He was a two-time Kentucky Derby winner but is remembered most for his ride aboard Charismatic in 1999 when after winning the Derby and the Preakness narrowly missed being a triple crown winner by finishing third at Belmont. The horse had sustained a broken leg during the race. At the young age of 34, he was found dead at his Pasadena, California residence. His death was considered a homicide by officials until investigation proved he had died from a fall during which he sustained a serious head injury. His body was transported to Elloree, a small town in South Carolina he considered his hometown. A service was conducted at the First Baptist Church with many jockeys and horse racing officials in attendance. (bio by: Donald Greyfield (inactive))
Search Amazon for Chris Antley | | | Burial:
Bookhart Cemetery
Elloree
Orangeburg County
South Carolina, USA
Plot: Family plot |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Donald Greyfield (inacti...
Record added: Dec 19, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 8195311 |
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Chris, Your Charismatic is in Japan at stud. Because of you, he is alive. I know he remembers you, too. I keep expecting to see his foals to run in each year's Triple Crown. It will be interesting to see if you can feel all of our collective Internet pres...(Read more)
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Aunt Bee on the porch in Mayberry
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God bless you on your birthday and always. Rest in Peace.
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Thelma
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