Shoemaker, Willie (William Lee) 
1931 - . 
US jockey 1949-90. 

He rode 8,833 winners from 40,351 mounts and his earnings exceeded $123 million. He retired Feb 1990 after finishing fourth on Patchy Groundfog at Santa Anita, California. He was the leading US jockey ten times. Standing 1.5 m/4 ft 11 in tall, he weighed about 43 kg/95 lb.