John Ruane

John Ruane
John Ruane
Occupation	Jockey
Born	October 4, 1936; Ireland
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S.
Career wins	1,800+
Major racing wins
	Firenze Handicap (1957, 1958, 1964); Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap (1958); Test Stakes (1958, 1966); Brooklyn Handicap (1958); Prioress Stakes (1958); Whitney Handicap (1958); Remsen Stakes (1958); Sanford Stakes (1959); Man O' War Stakes (1960); Stymie Handicap (1961); Bed O' Roses Handicap (1965); Diana Handicap (1965); Long Island Handicap (1957); Demoiselle Stakes (1969); Haskell Invitational (1970); Toboggan Handicap (1970); Vosburgh Stakes (1971); Metropolitan Handicap (1971); Knickerbocker Handicap (1971, 1980); Comely Stakes (1972, 1976); Delaware Handicap (1965); Bryn Mawr Stakes (1981); Sysonby Hcp (1958); John B. Campbell Handicap (1973); Jersey Belle Stakes (1965); Kelly-Olympic Stakes (1983); Ladies Handicap (1964); Longfellow Handicap (1981); Massachusetts Handicap (1979); Minuteman Handicap (1972); John Morris Handicap (1957, 1958, 1964); New Hope Stakes (1984); Niagara Handicap (1961); Paumonok Handicap (1972); Poinciana Handicap (1976); Riggs Handicap (1984); Suburban Handicap (1971); Tom Fool Stakes (1975); Whitemarsh Handicap (1983); Rushing Man Stakes (1986); Myles Standish Handicap (1958)
Significant horses
	Cohoes, Tunex, Duck Dance, Steeple Jill, Twice Worthy

John V. Ruane (October 4, 1936 – September 3, 2006) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

Ruane began his career in 1957, competing on the New York State racing circuit where he rode for noted U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse trainers such as John M. Gaver, Sr. and H. Allen Jerkens. He retired after forty-two years having ridden winners of a number of important Graded stakes races.

John Ruane was living in Ocean City, New Jersey at the time of his death from pulmonary complications in 2006.^[1]

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