Editing Bill Shoemaker (section)

{{Short description|American Champion jockey (1931–2003)}}
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{{Infobox horseracing personality
|name  = Bill Shoemaker
|image  = Bill Shoemaker, 1965 (retouched).jpg
|caption  = Shoemaker in 1965
|occupation  = [[Jockey]]
|birth_place = [[Fabens, Texas]], U.S.
|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1931|8|19}}
|death_date  = {{death date and age|2003|10|12|1931|8|19}}
|death_place = [[San Marino, California]], U.S.
|career wins  = 8,833
|race  = {{ubl|[[Arlington Handicap]] (4)|[[Bing Crosby Handicap]] (3)|[[Blue Grass Stakes]] (6)|[[Carleton F. Burke Handicap]] (7)|[[Clement L. Hirsch Handicap]] (4)|[[Del Mar Debutante Stakes]] (5)|[[Del Mar Futurity]] (6)|[[Del Mar Handicap]] (8)|[[Del Mar Oaks]] (4)|[[Hollywood Derby]] (8)|[[Hollywood Gold Cup]] (8)|[[Jockey Club Gold Cup]] (4)|[[Oak Tree Invitational Stakes]] (8)|[[Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap]] (5)|[[Ramona Handicap]] (5)|[[San Diego Handicap]] (4)|[[San Luis Obispo Handicap]] (8)|[[Santa Anita Derby]] (8)|[[Santa Anita Handicap]] (11)|[[United Nations Handicap]] (3)}}
'''[[American Classic Races|American Classics]] / [[Breeders' Cup]] wins''': {{ubl|
[[Kentucky Derby]] (1955, 1959, 1965, 1986)|[[Preakness Stakes]] (1963, 1967)|[[Belmont Stakes]] (1957, 1959, 1962, 1967, 1975)|[[Breeders' Cup Classic]] (1987)}}
|awards  = {{ubl|[[United States Champion Jockey by earnings]] (10 years)|[[United States Champion Jockey by wins]] (1950, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959)|[[George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award]] (1951)|[[Big Sport of Turfdom Award]] (1969)|[[Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey]] (1981)|[[Eclipse Award of Merit]] (1981)|[[Mike Venezia Memorial Award]] (1990)}}
|honors  = {{ubl|[[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame]] (1958)|[[Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame]] (1971)|[[Shoemaker Mile Stakes]] at [[Hollywood Park Racetrack|Hollywood Park]]|[[Statue|Lifesize bust]] at [[Santa Anita Park]]}}
|horses  = {{cslist|[[Swaps (horse)|Swaps]]|[[Round Table (horse)|Round Table]]|[[Northern Dancer]]|[[Buckpasser]]|[[Ack Ack (horse)|Ack Ack]]|[[Ferdinand (horse)|Ferdinand]]|[[Cicada (horse)|Cicada]]| [[Damascus (horse)|Damascus]]|[[Gallant Man]]|[[Sword Dancer]]|[[Forego]]|[[Jaipur (horse)|Jaipur]]|[[John Henry (horse)|John Henry]]|[[Spectacular Bid]]|[[Gamely]]|[[Silky Sullivan]]|[[Candy Spots]]|[[Tom Rolfe]]}}
|updated = March 6, 2007
}}

'''William Lee Shoemaker''' (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American [[jockey]], considered one of the greatest. For 29 years he held the world record for the most professional jockey victories.