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George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented by
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, annually since 1950 to the thoroughbred
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who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack.
The award was created through donations from the racing public after the death of
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George WoolfGeorge Monroe Woolf , nicknamed "The Ice Man", was a Canadian-born thoroughbred race horse jockey and the namesake of the annual jockey's award given by the United States Jockeys' Guild....
. The one-time-only award is voted on by members of the
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who chose from among their peers nominated by Guild regional managers. The trophy that goes along with the award is a one-foot-high replica of the life-size statue of George Woolf that, along with a bronze sculpture of his favorite mount,
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, has a place of honor in the Santa Anita Paddock Gardens.
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