{{short description|American racing jockey}} {{Infobox horseracing personality |name = John Bullman |image= Belmont, Minder and Bullman.jpg |caption = [[August Belmont Jr.]] (left) with jockeys Andy Minder (center) and John Bullman at [[Sheepshead Bay Race Track]] in 1903. |occupation = [[Jockey]] |birth_place = [[Ireland]] |birth_date = c. 1870 |death_date = March 6, 1922 |death_place = [[Saranac Lake, New York]], USA |resting_place = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn|Holy Cross Cemetery]],<br>[[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |career wins = 671 |race = [[Daisy Stakes]] (1899)<br>Palace Hotel Handicap (1899)<br>[[Sheepshead Bay Stakes#The Sheepshead Bay Handicap (1894-1910)|Sheepshead Bay Handicap]] (1899)<br>Thornton Stakes (1899)<br>[[American Derby]] (1900, 1901)<br>[[Annual Champion Stakes]] (1900)<br>[[Expectation Stakes]] (1900)<br>[[Fall Handicap]] (1900)<br>[[Great Eastern Handicap]] (1900)<br>[[Matron Stakes (United States)|Matron Stakes]] (1900)<br>[[New Rochelle Handicap]] (1900)<br>Oakwood Handicap (1900, 1901)<br>[[Reapers Stakes]] (1900)<br>[[Belles Stakes]] (1901)<br>[[California Oaks]] (1901, 1903)<br>[[United States Hotel Stakes]] (1901)<br>[[Broadway Stakes]] (1902)<br>[[Eclipse Stakes (Morris Park)|Eclipse Stakes]] (1902)<br>[[Juvenile Stakes (United States)|Juvenile Stakes]] (1902)<br>[[National Stallion Stakes]] (1902, 1903)<br>[[Astoria Stakes]] (1903)<br>[[Great Filly Stakes]] (1903)<br>[[Lawrence Realization Stakes]] (1903)<br>[[Mermaid Stakes]] (1903)<br>[[Montgomery Handicap]] (1903)<br>[[Toboggan Handicap]] (1903)<br>[[Tremont Stakes]] (1903)<br>[[Vernal Stakes]] (1903)<br>[[Youthful Stakes]] (1903)<p> '''[[American Classic Races|American Classic Race]] wins:'''<br>[[Belmont Stakes]] (1902, 1903)</p> |awards = |honours = |horses = [[Africander (horse)|Africander]], [[Beldame]], David Garrick, [[Masterman (horse)|Masterman]], Mizzen, [[Old England (horse)|Old England]],<br> Sidney Lucas |updated = September 26, 2018 }} '''John Joseph Bullman''' (c.1870 – March 6, 1922) was an American [[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred horse racing]] [[jockey]] who competed at racetracks across the United States.
Riding at tracks on the [[East Coast of the United States|American East Coast]], in 1900 Bullman won the [[Matron Stakes (United States)|Matron Stakes]] at [[Morris Park Racecourse]] in [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]] then later that year won the [[American Derby]] at [[Washington Park Race Track]] in [[Chicago]] before going west in the late fall to compete at [[Tanforan Racetrack]] in [[San Bruno, California]] near [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]].
In 1901 Bullman won his second straight [[American Derby]] then in 1902 won the first of two consecutive editions of the [[Belmont Stakes]] at Morris Park Racecourse. Records show he continued to race on the West Coast during the winter months and in 1907 was in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Bullman was the first jockey to win purses totaling one million dollars in one season. One day he won all eight races.
==Family== In 1900, Bullman married Mary Agnes Herbert of [[San Francisco]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1900/04/28/archives/doings-of-jockey-club-stewards.html NYtimes.com]</ref> The couple had three sons, John Jr. (Jack), Spencer, and Herbert (Buddy), plus a daughter, Mary Esther. His sons were jockeys. Spencer was most successful but was seriously injured during a race which ended his career. His youngest son Herbert (Buddy/Beau) Bullman served decades in the [[United States Navy]] achieving the Rank of Chief Petty Officer. He survived the Japanese [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] and later numerous airborne missions in the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theatre]] and the [[South-East Asian theatre of World War II]].
==Passing== Bullman died from [[tuberculosis]] in [[Saranac Lake, New York]] in 1922 at age 52 after a lengthy illness.<ref>[https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1920s/drf1922030701/drf1922030701_2_6 ''Daily Racing Form'' March 7, 1922 obituary for John Bullman] Retrieved September 26, 2018</ref> He was interred in the [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1920s/drf1922031201/drf1922031201_1_8 ''Daily Racing Form'' March 12, 1922 article titled "Jockey John Bullman's Funeral"] Retrieved September 26, 2018</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite news |author= |title=Well-known jockey dies; John Bullman Passes Away After Prolonged Illness. |date=March 7, 1922 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1922/03/07/archives/wellknown-jockey-dies-john-bullman-passes-away-after-prolonged.html |accessdate=2008-08-08 }} * [http://cbsr.tabbec.com/search/shortview?article_id=1862279 Newspaper clip and transcript from the November 19, 1900 ''The San Francisco Call'' referring to John Bullman] * [https://www.nytimes.com/1900/09/29/archives/bullman-will-ride-again.html September 29, 1900 ''New York Times'' article titled ''Bullman Will Ride Again'']
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