Maurice Peters

Maurice Peters
Maurice Peters
Occupation	Jockey, Trainer, Owner
Born	May 14, 1917; Brantford, Eddy County, North Dakota
Died	April 6, 1987 (aged 69); Charles Town, West Virginia
Resting place	Edge Hill Cemetery,; Charles Town, West Virginia
Major racing wins
	Astoria Stakes (1936); Chesapeake Stakes (1936); Great American Stakes (1936); Philadelphia Handicap (1936, 1939, 1940); W. P. Burch Memorial Handicap (1936); Christmas Stakes (1936); National Stallion Stakes (1936); New Castle Handicap (1937, 1941); Nursery Handicap (1937); Santa Anita Derby (1937); Prince George Autumn Handicap (1938); Saratoga Cup (1938); Alabama Stakes (1939); Everglades Stakes (1939); Hialeah Stakes (1939); Polly Drummond Stakes (1939); Champlain Handicap (1940); Kent Stakes (1940); Havre de Grace Handicap (1941) American Classic Race wins:; Preakness Stakes (1938)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins (1934); Oaklawn Park Champion Jockey (1934)
Significant horses
	Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Dauber, Dotted Swiss, Fairy Hill, Jacola, Mate, Pompoon

Maurice Wilbur "Moose" Peters (May 14, 1917 – April 6, 1987) was a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who accomplished the remarkable feat of winning a national riding title while still a seventeen-year-old apprentice.^[1] ^[2]

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In 1938, Peters rode Dauber in all three of the U.S. Triple Crown races. They finished second to winner Lawrin in the Kentucky Derby, won the Preakness Stakes by seven lengths,^[3] and ran second to Pasteurized in the Belmont Stakes.^[4]

Maurice Peters was one of the founding members when the Jockeys Community Fund and Guild was formed in 1940.^[5]

In 1945, Peters began working as a trainer.^[6]

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