American Classics wins:Belmont Stakes (1900)In France:French Classic Race wins:Prix du Jockey Club (1905)Grand Prix de Paris (1905)Prix de Diane (1906)Nash Turner (1881–1937) was an American Hall of Fame jockey who competed in Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States and France.
[1] A native of Texas, Nash Turner began his professional riding career in 1895 and by 1900 was one of the top ten jockeys in the United States.
Racing Hall of Fame filly, Imp, Nash Turner rode Ildrim to victory in the 1900 Belmont Stakes and captured the first two runnings of the Saratoga Special.
[5][6] The following year he won his third Classic race, capturing the Prix de Diane aboard the filly Flying Star.
On its formation in 1955, Nash Turner was part of the inaugural class of inductees in the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.