Career
Known as "Jimmy," he began working at a racetrack as a stable boy then in 1930 became a professional jockey. Stout became most famous riding for Belair Study and trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons. He rode Seabiscuit in his first race in January 1935 before the colt was sold.
In 1936 Stout rode in his first Kentucky Derby.
His highly touted colt Granville was a victim of one of the roughest starts in Derby history, and he was thrown from the horse. Jimmy Stout became part of racing history when he rode Bousset to a share of the victory in racing"s only triple dead heat in the 1944 Carter Handicap.
In 1946 he returned to his native New Jersey to ride at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport where he was the leading rider for four years. In 1968 Jimmy Stout was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
