However, he entered horse jockeying in İzmir by the William Giraud stable, where he became apprentice to trainer Sedat Evliyazade.
[2] Mümin Çılgın won his first race on May 5, 1956 with the racehorse "Dilamiye" owned by the then prime minister Adnan Menderes.
Between 1956 and 1999, Mümin Çılgın rod 44 years long racehorses and won nine time the Gazi Race.
[2] Mümin Çılgın retired in 1999 from active racehorse riding.
However, he is still present in horse racing as a racehorse owner and trainer.