Background
The son of a horse dealer, he was born in rural Nebraska near the village of Culbertson.
The son of a horse dealer, he was born in rural Nebraska near the village of Culbertson.
Steve Brooks skills led him to move to Chicago, Illinois to race at one of the United States" major venues, Arlington Park. Brooks went on to become the 1949 Champion Jockey by total earnings and runnerup in total wins. In the 1959 Citation Handicap, an exhibition race at Washington Park Racetrack to honor the great horse, Brooks rode Round Table to victory.
In 1952, he rode Charles T. Fisher"s Sub Fleet to a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby and to fifth in the Preakness Stakes.
He retired in 1970, but continued working with racehorses. He made a comeback in 1975 but rode for only a short time.
In 1979, while exercising a horse, Brooks was thrown to the ground and died as a result of his injuries.