Ferdinand Conrad (jockey)
Ferdinand Conrad (born November 19, 1898 - † December 7, 1956 ) was a jockey in horse racing in Germany from 1919 to 1933 .
Ferdinand Conrad learned from Richard Alexander Waugh in Hoppegarten, he was a specialist in equalizing races and often rode as a lightweight jockey. His highest rate was 418: 10 in the 1921 Bajazzo race at the Grunewald racecourse . In the same year he won the Ratibor race for two-year-old horses by farewell and covered 1400 m in 1: 33.8 minutes. In 1925 the first broadcast of a horse race went over the air, and the radio conducted the first interview with the winner Conrad at the Wambeler Rennbahn . When the SA races began in 1933, he gave up horse racing and began a new professional career at Siemens.
More victories
- Ratibor race, Berlin-Grunewald October 1921, winner "Farewell" v. Biniou change, Mr. K. v. Gossow-Schönborn 3.jH - Jockey: F. Conrad
- Espoir equalization, Hamburg-Horn June 24th 1921, winner "Humboldt" v. Talion-Hofluft, Starpel's Stud 3.j.br.H. - Jockey: F. Conrad, trainer: Max Streit
- Sales race, Dresden September 7th 1919, winner "Malta II" by Saltee More ad Mausefalle, Mr. J. Neumann's br.St. - Jockey: F. Conrad, Trainer: Josef Blania
- Grand Prix of Westphalia, Dortmund 1927, winner "Linz" by Bachelor's Knight Aviation, Weismann stable - Jockey: F. Conrad
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SURNAME | Conrad, Ferdinand |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jockey |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1898 |
DATE OF DEATH | 7th December 1956 |