Smallest jockey

[SandyW]

Julie Krone 149 cm ( 4 ft 10.5 in)

Julie Krone born on July , 24 1963 at Benton Harbour,Michigan is a retired American jockey.Krone is America's shortest jockey ever. In 1993, she became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she captured the Belmont Stakes aboard Colonial Affair. In 2000 she became the first woman inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

[Bennie]

Can't find his actual height but one of the taller jocks has to be Stewart Elliot. I remember thinking how funny he looked riding Smarty Jones. Almost like his feet could touch the ground if he took them out of the stirrups.

[Knowclew]

Among the tallest has to be R.A. Cowboy Jones.

[castaway01]

Originally Posted by Knowclew

Among the tallest has to be R.A. Cowboy Jones.

Humorously, in a book about him, Jones claims to have lost 7 inches in height during his racing career from injuries and crouching in the saddle. Okay.

Tallest jockey I've seen in recent years would be Mike McCarthy, who I believe was 5 foot 9. He could ride too.

[DSB]

Shortest I can remember was an old Narragansett jockey named James Allan. He was what I think is termed a "dwarf." When he stood next to a horse, he looked about 3 feet tall. I remember seeing him at 'gansett around 1973.

Tallest could be Kelly Castaneda. He looked like a stick and was taller than many of the trainers who gave him a leg up.

Mike McCarthy might have been tall but his son, Trevor, can just about look me in the eye, and I'm 6'.