G.R. Carter, Jr.
G.R. Carter is the all-time leading Quarter Horse jockey by wins and purse earnings. He is a four-time winner of the All-American Futurity and 10-time AQHA national champion jockey. Carter has served on the PDJF board of directors since 2006.
Awards
- AQHA World Champion Jockey (1993, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
- APHA World Champion Jockey (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Remington Park Horse Racing Hall of Fame
- Ruidoso Downs Race Horse Hall of Fame (2008)
- Lone Star Park Racing Hall of Fame (2017)
- Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award (2013)
- Oklahoma Quarter Horse Hall of Fame (2016)
- American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame (2023)
Career Highlights
Carter holds the record for most wins for three different breeds of horses. He leads the all-time standing for American Quarter Horses, American Paint Horses, and Appaloosas. He has been named American Paint Horse Association (APHA) World Champion Jockey ten times in his career. He is the Paint Racing all-time leader in wins as well as mount earnings. He was the jockey for the record-setting paint horse Got Country Grip, who tied a North American racing record for any breed in 2008 by winning 16 consecutive races.
Testimonial