Edward R. Garrison
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Edward R. "Snapper" Garrison (New Haven, Connecticut
, February 9, 1868 – October 28, 1930 in Long Island
, New York
), was a jockey known for hanging back during most of the race and finishing at top speed to achieve a thrilling victory.
Garrison was a jockey who rode out of an East Coast
base for sixteen years from 1882 through 1897. While there are no official records documenting all of his career race races, he once estimated that he had ridden more than 700 winners during his career. Among his most spectacular wins was the 1892 Suburban Handicap
on Montana and in 1893 at New Jersey's Guttenberg track on Tammany
, both breathtaking finishes. Garrison was so well-known for this that a contest where the winner pulls ahead at the last moment to score the victory is known as a Garrison finish.
Following the creation of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
, Edward Garrison was part of the inaugural group inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, February 9, 1868 – October 28, 1930 in Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
), was a jockey known for hanging back during most of the race and finishing at top speed to achieve a thrilling victory.
Garrison was a jockey who rode out of an East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
base for sixteen years from 1882 through 1897. While there are no official records documenting all of his career race races, he once estimated that he had ridden more than 700 winners during his career. Among his most spectacular wins was the 1892 Suburban Handicap
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
on Montana and in 1893 at New Jersey's Guttenberg track on Tammany
Tammany (horse)
Tammany was an American Thoroughbred race horse. He was the favorite horse owned by Marcus Daly. Out of the American mare Tullahoma, a granddaughter of King Tom, the leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1870 and 1871, Tammany's sire was Iroquois, the first American horse ever to win England's...
, both breathtaking finishes. Garrison was so well-known for this that a contest where the winner pulls ahead at the last moment to score the victory is known as a Garrison finish.
Following the creation of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
, Edward Garrison was part of the inaugural group inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955.