Eddie Arcaro
notes: label: Description
content: Button featuring jockey Eddie Arcaro.
label: Description
content: One of sport's rarest achievements is the U.S. Triple Crown, gained by placing first in all three of the country’s major thoroughbred horse races, the Kentucky Derby (Louisville, KY), Preakness Stakes (Baltimore, MD) and Belmont Stakes (Elmont, NY), in a single season. Only one jockey in history has had two Triple Crown years: George Edward “Eddie” Arcaro. The 5 ‘2 son of Italian immigrants, Arcaro first accomplished the feat aboard Whirlaway in 1941 and again upon Citation in 1948. Regarded as “The Master”, Arcaro also holds the record for most wins at Triple Crown competitions, having 17 victories in an 18-year career.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Horse Racing
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: Italian Americans
label: related event
content: Kentucky Derby
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2007.3006.12
label: nonaccession number
content: 2007.3006
label: catalog number
content: 2007.3006.12
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
label: Object Name
content: button, horse racing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm