Walter Miller (jockey)

Walter Miller
Walter Miller
Occupation	Jockey
Born	1890; Brooklyn, New York,; United States
Died	1959 (aged 68–69)
Career wins	1,094;
Major racing wins
	United States:; Excelsior Handicap (1905, 1906); Santa Anita Handicap (Ascot Park); (1905, 1906); Sheepshead Bay Handicap; (1905, 1906, 1908); Alabama Stakes (1906); Brighton Mile (1906); Brighton Junior Stakes (1906, 1907); Broadway Stakes (1906); Champagne Stakes (1906, 1907); Edgemere Handicap (1906); Foam Stakes (1906); Flying Handicap (1906); Great Trial Stakes (1906, 1907); Huron Handicap (1906, 1907); Junior Champion Stakes (1906, 1907); Matron Stakes (1906, 1907); National Stallion Stakes (1906, 1907); Pansy Stakes (1906); Russet Stakes (1906); Second Special Stakes (1906); Southampton Handicap (1906); Toboggan Handicap (1906); Travers Stakes (1906); Vernal Stakes (1906, 1907); Zephyr Stakes (1906); Belles Stakes (1907); Belmont Futurity Stakes (1907); Brooklyn Handicap (1907); Dwyer Stakes (1907); Flatbush Stakes (1907); Laureate Stakes (1907); Oakdale Handicap (1907); Pierrepont Handicap (1907); Rancho Del Paso Stakes (1907); Saratoga Cup (1907); Saratoga Handicap (1907); Saratoga Special Stakes (1907); Double Event Stakes (part 1) (1908); Spindrift Stakes (1908); Tidal Stakes (1908); Juvenile Stakes (1909) Europe:; Preis des Winterfavoriten (1909) American Classic race wins:; Preakness Stakes (1906)
Racing awards
	United States Champion Jockey by wins (1906, 1907)
Honors
	U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1955); International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (1983)
Significant horses
	Ballot, Charles Edward, Colin, Peter Pan, Running Water, Whimsical

Walter Miller (1890–1959) was an American jockey. In 1906, he won 388 races, becoming the first jockey to win more than 300 races in a single year, a record not broken until 1952. He was inducted for his achievements into the U.S. Racing Racing Hall of Fame, the Jockey Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.