Eddie Maple

Conquistador Cielo, Holy Bull Took Flight in Met Mile

• By Paul Volponi
• June 9, 2017
• Thoroughbred Racing, Northeast Region

Three-year-olds Conquistador Cielo and Holy Bull defeated older horses in their memorable editions of the Metropolitan Handicap (G1).

Hartack Among CT Hall of Fame Inductees

• By BloodHorse Staff
• December 1, 2012
• Northeast Region, Kentucky

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has announced the eight new members of the Charles Town Racing Hall of Fame to be inducted at the track Saturday, Dec. 15.

2009 Hall of Fame: Maple Grows Tall

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• August 14, 2009

Eddie Maple, who retired as a jockey 11 years ago, doesn't have a lot of time to sit and reminisce. He and his wife, Kate, are always on the go, managing two bustling equestrian centers on plantations in Bluffton, S.C., which is located near the popular Hilton Head Island beach resort.

Baffert, Maple, Elliot to Hall of Fame

• April 20, 2009

Trainer Bob Baffert and Silverbulletday, one of the best fillies he trained, along with jockey Eddie Maple and steeplechase trainer Janet Elliot, are among the latest additions to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame.

Baffert Among 11 Hall of Fame Finalists

• By BloodHorse Staff
• February 26, 2009

Two trainers -- Bob Baffert and Robert Wheeler -- are among 11 finalists for election to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame this year.

Twelve Finalists Named for Hall of Fame

• March 1, 2006

Six horses, three jockeys, and three trainers have been selected as the 2006 finalists for nomination to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. The 12 finalists were announced Wednesday by Stella F. Thayer, president of the Hall.

Hall of Fame Releases 2005 Nominees; New Procedures Used

• By BloodHorse Staff
• March 21, 2005

Ten horses, five jockeys, and five trainers have been nominated for the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame, museum president John von Stade announced Monday. The slate of nominees is the first presented under the revised procedures of Thoroughbred racing's official national Hall of Fame.

Never Can Say Goodbye

• March 9, 2005

By Larry Levin - What does a jockey have to do to be banned from Thoroughbred racing?

Smith Admits Some Guilt About Hall Induction

• July 30, 2003
• Thoroughbred Racing

Standing on the threshold of racing's Hall of Fame, jockey Mike Smith is still waiting for the fact to sink in. He knows that on Monday, when his moment of induction comes, he will be stunned. He just hopes he'll be able to speak.

Maple, Romero, and Smith Nominated to Hall of Fame

• March 18, 2003
• Thoroughbred Racing

Retired riders Eddie Maple and Randy Romero, plus Mike Smith, rider of 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri, have been nominated to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. The results will be announced during Kentucky Derby Week, on April 29, at Churchill Downs. Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 4, at the Fasig-Tipton Sale Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Cigar Among Nominees for Hall of Fame

• March 12, 2002

Cigar, the two-time Horse of the Year (1995-1996) who won 16 consecutive races, is among the three horses nominated to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in the Contemporary Male Horse category.

Retired Jockey Sam Maple Dies from Cancer

• November 13, 2001

Retired jockey Sam Maple, who won more than 2,500 races, died Nov. 13 of cancer at his Wilmore, Ky., home. Maple, whose older brother Eddie was an established New York rider for years, scored aboard such major winners as champion Smart Angle, plus Smarten, Jatski, and Heatherten.