{{short description|American singer and jockey}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox horseracing personality | name = Robert Permane | image = Robert Permane 1948.jpg | caption = Permane, circa 1947–48 | occupation = Singer, jockey | birth_place = [[Camden, New Jersey]], US | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|01|21}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|24|1924|01|21}} | death_place = [[Bradenton, Florida]], US | career wins = 1,121 | race = [[Champagne Stakes (United States)|Champagne Stakes]] (1944)<br />[[Champlain Handicap]] (1944)<br />[[Demoiselle Stakes]] (1944)<br />[[Jockey Club Gold Cup]] (1944)<br />[[Saratoga Cup]] (1944)<br />[[Tropical Handicap]] (1944)<br />[[Brooklyn Handicap]] (1945)<br />[[Butler Handicap]] (1945, 1948)<br />[[Delaware Handicap]] (1945)<br />[[Grey Lag Handicap]] (1945)<br />[[Westchester Handicap]] (1945)<br />[[San Pasqual Handicap]] (1946)<br />[[Santa Anita Derby]] (1946)<br />[[Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes|Hollywood Gold Cup]] (1947)<br />[[Sunset Handicap]] (1947)<br />[[Aqueduct Handicap]] (1948)<br />[[Gazelle Stakes]] (1948)<br />[[Prioress Stakes]] (1948)<br />[[Santa Anita Oaks]] (1948)<br />[[Tremont Stakes]] (1948)<br />[[Alabama Stakes]] (1950)<br />[[American Legion Handicap]] (1950)<br />Endurance Handicap (1951)<br />[[Royal Palm Handicap]] (1954) | awards = | honors = | horses = [[Arise (horse)|Arise]], [[Bolingbroke (horse)|Bolingbroke]], [[Busanda]], [[Cover Up (horse)|Cover Up]], [[Donor (horse)|Donor]], [[Knockdown (horse)|Knockdown]], [[Stymie (horse)|Stymie]] }}
'''Robert Constantin "Bobby" Permane''' (January 21, 1924 – October 24, 2017) was an American [[Thoroughbred horse race|Thoroughbred horse racing]] jockey whose successful career included riding future [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Stymie (horse)|Stymie]] to thirteen wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BH&s_site=bradenton&p_multi=BH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FC8087B023975FD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=RIDING HIGH: RETIRED BRADENTON JOCKEY RELIVES SEABISCUIT, RACING PAST |publisher=Bradenton Herald (Florida) – July 20, 2003 |date=July 20, 2003 |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> Fittingly, in 1951 Permane won the Stymie Purse at [[Bowie Race Track]] in [[Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x3pAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1981,5584459&dq=bobby-permane&hl=en |title=Ginger Boots Wins at Bowie |publisher=Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio) |date=November 20, 1951 |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>
==Entertainment career== Robert Permane was born in [[Camden, New Jersey]], to parents who were [[vaudeville]] performers. At age eight he was competing in equestrian events for ponies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gUc0AAAAIBAJ&pg=5228,5691660&dq=bobby-permane&hl=en |title=Kauai King Gives Permane First Correct Derby Pick |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=May 22, 1966 |access-date=September 29, 2018}}</ref> Prior to embarking on his career as a jockey in Thoroughbred racing he had success as a singer, performing on radio and touring the United States and Australia. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y8lhAAAAIBAJ&pg=4591,3995820&dq=bobby-permane+born&hl=en |title=Crooner Becomes Star Jockey |publisher=Salt Lake City, Utah Deseret News |date=April 8, 1944 |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref>
==Jockey career== In August 1943 Permane made his professional riding debut at [[Garden State Park Racetrack]] in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey]], where on August 31 he earned his first win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VV4pAAAAIBAJ&pg=3852,1273699&dq=robert-permane&hl=en |title=Racing – Roundup |work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |date=September 1, 1943 |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> The following year he was the leading jockey at [[Tropical Park Race Track]] in Miami, Florida. In April, during the track's 1944 spring meet, Permane rode a record five winners three days in a row.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1950s/drf1952051701/drf1952051701_43_6 |title=Riding Feats Galore |publisher=Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives |date=1952-05-17 |access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref> Permane was also second in total wins in New York State in 1944 and third in 1948. He was severely injured in March 1949 in a racing accident at [[Gulfstream Park]] which would require eight operations that put him out of racing for fifteen months, not returning until June 3, 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zvsLAAAAIBAJ&pg=7074,138057&dq=robert-permane+born&hl=en |title=Just What Is Derby Fever? |publisher=St. Petersburg, Florida Evening Independent |date=May 2, 1961 |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
Among his other major successes, Robert Permane won the 1944 [[Jockey Club Gold Cup]] aboard [[Bolingbroke (horse)|Bolingbroke]], and the 1946 [[Santa Anita Derby]] for [[Maine Chance Farm]] aboard [[Knockdown (horse)|Knockdown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/stakes-schedule/jockey-club-gold-cup-invitational/ |title=Jockey Club Gold Cup |publisher=NYRA |date=September 29, 2018 |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santaanita.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/LATC18_DerbyMG_web.pdf |title=Santa Anita Derby |publisher=Santa Anita Park |date=April 7, 2018 |access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Then, in the [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|U.S. Triple Crown]] races, he rode Knockdown to a fifth place finish in the [[1946 Kentucky Derby]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BH&s_site=bradenton&p_multi=BH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE7E0063749367&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=DERBY DREAMS NEVER DIE |publisher=Bradenton Herald (Florida) |date=May 4, 2000 |access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> and to fourth in the [[Preakness Stakes]]. In 1947 Permane won the [[Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes|Hollywood Gold Cup]] and [[Sunset Handicap]] aboard [[Cover Up (horse)|Cover Up]] and in 1950 rode the filly [[Busanda]] to victory in the [[Alabama Stakes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/stakes-schedule/alabama/ |title=Alabama Stakes |publisher=NYRA |date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>
When his racing career was over, Robert Permane and his wife made their home in Florida where they built Carlyn Estates Trailer Park in [[Palmetto, Florida|Palmetto]]. He died on October 24, 2017, at age 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/bradenton-fl/robert-permane-7611816 |title=Robert Constantin "Bobby" Permane |publisher=SCI Shared Resources, LLC. The Dignity Memorial |date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
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