Arnold Kirkland (November 11, 1921 – March 15, 1969) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.
Kirkland and Escadru made a bold run where the lead was whittled to 2 lengths with just 3/8 of a mile to go.
Citation then spurted clear and became the eighth Triple Crown winner while the team of Kirkland and Escadru settled for 3rd.
[3] Arnold Kirkland won a number of the east coast's important stakes races.
Arnold Kirkland died on March 15, 1969, and was interred in the Woodland Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.