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- Chick_Lang abstract "Charles John \"Chick\" Lang (July 1905 – June 14, 1947) was a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey who became a Champion rider in the United States and who won the most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race of both countries.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of Emma and Charles Percival Lang, he was almost always known by the nickname \"Chick.\" At age fifteen he began riding locally until American racing stable owner James Arthur recognized his potential and signed him to a contract to compete at major racetracks in the United States. He made his American debut at the Havre de Grace Racetrack in Maryland in April 1921 and went on to overcome the long lead held by Benny Marinelli to become the leading rider in the United States in 1921 with 192 wins. In 1922, Lang picked up where he left off, winning eighteen races in the first nine racing days in January at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. On January 11 he won four of the seven races run. The January 30, 1922 edition of the Pittsburgh Press newspaper wrote that \"Many racing experts credit Lang with being the best jockey since Tod Sloan.\" This high accolade came at a time when Lang was competing against racing greats such as Earl Sande, Jimmy Butwell, Laverne Fator, Clarence Kummer, Linus McAtee and Ivan Parke, among others. When the New Orleans racing season ended, Lang headed north to compete at Pimlico Race Course and Havre de Grace in Maryland, Jamaica Racetrack, Saratoga Race Course, Aqueduct Racetrack and Belmont Park in New York.In May 1922, oil baron and stable owner Joshua Cosden purchased Chick Lang's contract for a record US$25,000. The seventeen-year-old Lang finished 1922 with 186 wins, just one win behind Mark Fator who won the U.S. riding title with 187. The final day of 1922 fell on a Sunday and Lang, who had a two-win lead, did not race while Fator won three races at Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico.".
- Chick_Lang award United_States_Champion_Jockey_by_wins.
- Chick_Lang birthPlace Canada.
- Chick_Lang birthPlace Hamilton,_Ontario.
- Chick_Lang deathDate "1947-06-14".
- Chick_Lang honours Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame.
- Chick_Lang occupation Horse_trainer.
- Chick_Lang occupation Jockey.
- Chick_Lang occupation Ownership.
- Chick_Lang race Adirondack_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Belmont_Futurity_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Dwyer_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Gazelle_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Jockey_Club_Gold_Cup.
- Chick_Lang race Kenner_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Kentucky_Derby.
- Chick_Lang race Kentucky_Jockey_Club_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Lawrence_Realization_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Mardi_Gras_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang race Maryland_Handicap.
- Chick_Lang race Queens_Plate.
- Chick_Lang race Saratoga_Breeders_Cup_Handicap.
- Chick_Lang race Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing.
- Chick_Lang race Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States).
- Chick_Lang raceHorse Anita_Peabody.
- Chick_Lang raceHorse Fairbank_(horse).
- Chick_Lang raceHorse Reigh_Count.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageExternalLink abstract.html?res=980DE5DB1239E133A2575BC0A9679C946395D6CF.
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- Chick_Lang wikiPageExternalLink Charles_Chick_Lang.asp.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageExternalLink newspapers?id=_90mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WAIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1095,3142851&dq=chick+lang&hl=en.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageID "26372264".
- Chick_Lang wikiPageLength "6760".
- Chick_Lang wikiPageOutDegree "73".
- Chick_Lang wikiPageRevisionID "667186615".
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Adirondack_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Agua_Caliente_Racetrack.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Anita_Peabody.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Aqueduct_Racetrack.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Belmont_Futurity_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Belmont_Park.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Benny_Marinelli.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Canada.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:1905_births.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:1947_deaths.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_horse_trainers.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_jockeys.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_Horse_Racing_Hall_of_Fame_inductees.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_emigrants_to_the_United_States.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_jockeys.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Category:Sportspeople_from_Hamilton,_Ontario.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Clarence_Kummer.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Delaware_Park_Racetrack.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Dwyer_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Earl_Sande.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Fair_Grounds_Race_Course.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Fairbank_(horse).
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Filly.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Florida.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Gazelle_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Hamilton,_Ontario.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Havre_de_Grace_Racetrack.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Horse_trainer.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Ivan_H._Parke.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink J._Linus_McAtee.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Jamaica_Race_Course.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink James_H._Butwell.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Jockey.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Jockey_Club_Gold_Cup.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink John_D._Hertz.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink John_P._Mayberry.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Joshua_S._Cosden.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Judge_Himes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Kenner_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Kentucky_Derby.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Kentucky_Jockey_Club_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Laverne_Fator.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Lawrence_Realization_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Mardi_Gras_Stakes.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Mark_Fator.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Maryland.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Maryland_Handicap.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink New_Orleans.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Oil.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Ownership.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Pimlico_Race_Course.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Pittsburgh_Press.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Queens_Plate.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Reigh_Count.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Saratoga_Breeders_Cup_Handicap.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Saratoga_Race_Course.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Thoroughbred_horse_racing.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Tijuana.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Tod_Sloan_(jockey).
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States).
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink United_States_Champion_Jockey_by_wins.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink United_States_dollar.
- Chick_Lang wikiPageWikiLink Weight_gain.