Career
On August 17, 1981 he rode five winners on a single program, tying the Louisiana Downs record. At Louisiana Downs on August 24, 1989, Larry Snyder became only the sixth rider in United States. racing history to reach 6,000 wins. That year, his distinguished career was recognized by his peers through the prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.
The honor is awarded by Santa Anita Park to a North American jockey who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack.
Snyder"s last full season of riding was in 1994. He retired with career earnings of $47,207,289 and 6,388 victories which ranked him in the top ten in career wins among American jockeys.
After retiring, he has worked as a race steward at Louisiana Downs and Oaklawn Park. While still an active rider, in 1988 Larry Snyder was inducted in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and in retirement, in 2001 was honored on the Arkansas Walk of Fame in Hot Springs.
He was nominated for induction in 2006 in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
In 1999, he was inducted into the Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame.