Stout, "Jimmy" (James)
Horse Racing
b. May 7, 1914, Lakewood, NJ
d. July 12, 1976
Doing much of his riding for legendary trainer "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, Stout took his first triple crown victory in the 1936 Belmont aboard Granville. He had been embarrassed earlier that year when Granville threw him at the start of the Kentucky Derby.
He won the Belmont again aboard Pasteurized in 1938 and he rode Johnstown to victories in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont the following year.
Stout was one of three jockeys who finished in a triple dead heat in the 1944 Carter Handicap. Brownie and Wait a Bit were running neck to neck down the stretch when Stout charged between them on Bousset. Judges studied the photo-finish for hours before deciding they couldn't separate the three horses.
Stout retired from riding in 1954 and became a track official. He had 2,057 winners in 13,713 races and was in the money another 3,717 times, taking purses worth more than $6 million.