had 3,784 mounts, 721 wins (19.1%), 589 seconds and 468 thirds, finishing in the money 46% of the time. In 1950, a life-size bronze statue of Woolf was erected in his honor near the walking ring at Santa Anita Park. It was funded by donations from fans starting in 1948. In 1955 Woolf was an inaugural inductee into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In 1956 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1976, he was one of the inaugural class inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. On July 17, 2010, marking the 100th anniversary of Woolf's birth, a life-size equestrian statue was erected in his home town of Cardston, Alberta at its Remington Carriage Museum. The bronze work was donated by ranchers Jack and Ida Lowe, who had it made by the sculptor Don Toney. It depicts Woolf riding Seabiscuit to victory in the 1938 match race upset against War Admiral. Representation in other media Woolf is mentioned as one of the greatest jockeys of all times in the movie The Black Stallion (1979), directed by Carroll Ballard. The film was adapted from Walter Farley's 1941 children's novel of the same name. In the film, Seabiscuit (2003), Woolf was portrayed by the jockey Gary Stevens, who has also been inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Stevens had won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1996. See also List of Canadian sports personalities References External links "George Woolf/Seabiscuit memorial statue unveiling – July 17, 2010", What's new at the Museum?, see Woolf/Seabiscuit statue on this page, Remington Carriage Museum Canadian jockeys Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Alberta Canadian people of German descent 1910 births 1946 deaths People from Cardston Sports deaths in California Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Jockeys who died while racing