Achievements Among Douglas Dodson's other accomplishments in racing, he was the Leading jockey at Arlington Park in 1945 and 1946. In 1949, he made a return visit to his native Canada to ride the future Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame colt Arise to a win in the Canadian Championship Stakes. In 1951 Dodson became the first jockey to win three editions of the then richest race in Florida, the Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park. Dodson had his greatest success in 1946 and 1947 with the Calumet colt, Armed. Voted the U.S. Champion Older Male Horse both years, on September 27, 1947, Armed and Dodson defeated U.S. Triple Crown champion Assault in a $100,000 winner take all match race at Belmont Park. That year, Armed received the highest honor in horse racing when he was voted Horse of the Year and in 1963 would be inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. For Dodson, he won a National riding title in 1947 when he led all American jockeys in total purses won. Retirement Dodson retired from riding at the beginning of the 1960s but remained in the horse racing industry as a trainer. In 1965 he was the top trainer at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. Douglas Dodson was living in Hollywood, Florida at the time of his death in 1982. References Kentucky Derby charts for Douglas Dodson Hickok Sports - Annual Leaders - Horse Racing 1921 births 1982 deaths American jockeys American Champion jockeys American horse trainers Sportspeople from Alberta Sportspeople from Idaho Canadian emigrants to the United States People from Burns, Oregon People from Hollywood, Florida