That same year he rode future Hall of Fame inductee Old Rosebud to victory in the Queens County Handicap at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack.
During his very short career, Robinson competed in one Kentucky Derby, finishing fourth in the 1918 edition aboard Whitney's colt, Rickety.
Among his wins aboard Johren were the Latonia Derby in which he defeated the great Exterminator, and the Belmont Stakes, in which he beat War Cloud.
For owner Andrew Miller he won the 1918 Saratoga Handicap aboard future Hall of Fame inductee, Roamer.
[1][8] A contract rider for Harry Payne Whitney on a first call basis, at the time of his death, Robinson was the highest paid jockey in the United States.