Triple Crown series:Kentucky Derby (1931, 1937)Preakness Stakes (1933, 1937)Belmont Stakes (1931, 1937)Charles Kurtsinger (November 16, 1906 – September 24, 1946) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey who won the Triple Crown in 1937.

[1][2] Known as "Charley" and nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman", Kurtsinger was born in Shepherdsville, Kentucky and learned race riding from his jockey father and from veteran rider Mack Garner.

Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend recounts the story.

In the movie version, Kurtsinger was played by retired Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron.

He turned to training but died of complications from pneumonia in 1946 at the age of 39 and was inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1967.