Channing Hill (born August 22, 1987 in
Grand Island, Nebraska) is an American
jockey in
American Thoroughbred horse racing
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
.
Hill began riding horses when he was 16 years old. He rode full-time at
Prairie Meadows Racetrack
Prairie Meadows is a Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racetrack casino located in Altoona, Iowa, United States.
History and information
In 1984, Prairie Meadows received a license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming commission to operate a horse racing ...
between his junior and senior years in high school. After graduating from
Columbus High School in 2005 he traveled to New York to continue his riding career. His father is longtime jockey
Allan Hill who rode at
Fonner Park during his four decade long racing career.
In 2005, Hill was the runner-up to
Emma-Jayne Wilson
Emma-Jayne Wilson (born September 1, 1981) is a Sovereign and Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. She began taking riding lessons at age nine, and after finishing high school in Brampton, she studied equine management at ...
in the
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey The Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey is an American thoroughbred horse racing honor. Created in 1971, it is part of the Eclipse Awards program honoring Champions in numerous horse racing categories. This article lists the annual win ...
voting. His first win was atop Red River Ridge in June 2004 at Prairie Meadows Racetrack. Hill currently rides for the New York and New Jersey racing circuit. Presently, and in the past few years he has been in the top 100 list for North American Racing Leaders with overall earnings and wins.
On July 10, 2010 Hill swept the two $75,000 stakes races on the 75th Anniversary Day program at
Suffolk Downs in front of a crowd of 10,310.
Personal life
Channing Hill is married to Shelbi Catalano, daughter of horse trainer
Wayne Catalano.
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Channing
1987 births
Living people
American jockeys
People from Grand Island, Nebraska