# Wayne Chambers

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{{Infobox horseracing personality
|name  = Wayne Chambers
|image  = 
|caption  = 
|occupation  = Jockey
|birth_place = [Sasakwa, Oklahoma](/source/Sasakwa%2C_Oklahoma)
|birth_date  =  {{birth date|1936|10|29}}
|death_date  = {{Death date and age|1999|11|18|1936|10|29}}
|death_place  = [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_City%2C_Oklahoma)
|career wins  = 
|race  = [Louisiana Derby](/source/Louisiana_Derby) (1960)<br>[Phoenix Handicap](/source/Phoenix_Handicap) (1960)<br>[King Cotton Stakes](/source/King_Cotton_Stakes) (1962)<br>[Mountain Valley Stakes](/source/Mountain_Valley_Stakes) (1962)<br>Pimlico Breeders' Stakes (1962)<br>[Rebel Stakes](/source/Rebel_Stakes) (1962)<br>[Black-Eyed Susan Stakes](/source/Black-Eyed_Susan_Stakes) (1963)<br>[Jennings Handicap](/source/Jennings_Handicap) (1963)<br>[Kelly-Olympic Handicap](/source/Kelly-Olympic_Handicap) (1963)<br>Preakness Prep (1963)<br>[Royal Palm Handicap](/source/Royal_Palm_Handicap) (1963)<br>[United Nations Handicap](/source/United_Nations_Stakes) (1963)<br>[Washington, D.C. International Stakes](/source/Washington%2C_D.C._International_Stakes) (1963)<br>[Diamond State Handicap](/source/Diamond_State_Handicap) (1964)<br>[Marguerite Stakes](/source/Marguerite_Stakes) (1964)<br>[Monmouth Handicap](/source/Philip_H._Iselin_Stakes) (1964)<br>[Royal Palm Handicap](/source/Royal_Palm_Handicap) (1964)<br>[Selima Stakes](/source/Selima_Stakes) (1964)<br>[Trenton Handicap](/source/Trenton_Handicap) (1964)<br>[Widener Handicap](/source/Widener_Handicap) (1964)<br>[Miss Woodford Stakes](/source/Miss_Woodford_Stakes) (1965)<br>[Razorback Handicap](/source/Razorback_Handicap) (1967)
|awards  = [Ak-Sar-Ben Champion Jockey](/source/Ak-Sar-Ben_(arena)) (1957)<br>[Pimlico Champion Jockey](/source/Pimlico_Race_Course) (1963)
|horses  = [Mongo](/source/Mongo_(horse)), Nalee, [Roman Brother](/source/Roman_Brother), Tony Graff
|updated = 
}}

'''Wayne Chambers''' (October 29, 1936 - November 18, 1999) was a [jockey](/source/jockey) in American [Thoroughbred horse racing](/source/Thoroughbred_horse_racing) best known for his success in 1963 and 1964 when he became the principal jockey for [Mongo](/source/Mongo_(horse)), a colt owned by [Marion du Pont Scott](/source/Marion_du_Pont_Scott)'s Montpelier Stable.<ref>[https://equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=327540&registry=T&rbt=TB Equibase profile and races for Mongo]</ref> A good rider on dirt or turf, Chambers' wins with Mongo included the top class event at [Hialeah Park](/source/Hialeah_Park), the [Widener Handicap](/source/Widener_Handicap)<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/61824499/ ''News-Herald'' from Hillsboro, Ohio · Page 18, February 26, 1964]</ref> and the [United Nations Handicap](/source/United_Nations_Stakes) at [Monmouth Park](/source/Monmouth_Park).<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/22533572/ ''Independent Press-Telegram'', Long Beach, California, p. 26 - September 15, 1963]</ref> However, his biggest win came in the then very important [Washington D.C. International](/source/Washington_D.C._International), the precursor to the [Breeders' Cup World Championships](/source/Breeders'_Cup). Mongo was voted 1963 [American Champion Turf Horse](/source/American_Champion_Turf_Horse).

Wayne Chambers won a riding title in 1957 at [Ak-Sar-Ben Racetrack](/source/Ak-Sar-Ben_(arena))<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/128187340/Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa · Page 11]</ref> and another in 1963 at [Pimlico Race Course](/source/Pimlico_Race_Course) where he was up against some of the best jockeys of the day.<ref>[http://www.laurelpark.com/sites/www.laurelpark.com/files/content/race-info/MG2016Online.pdf 2016 Media Guide for Pimlico]</ref> He competed in the [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) in 1960, 1964 and 1974. His best result was a fourth in the 1964 edition aboard [Roman Brother](/source/Roman_Brother) which horse also gave Chambers his best result from two career starts in the ensuing [Preakness Stakes](/source/Preakness_Stakes).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1964 |title=1964 |publisher=Kentuckyderby.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-12}}</ref><ref>[Daily Racing Form](/source/Daily_Racing_Form), May 17, 1964 Preakness Stakes Chart.</ref>

In 1975 Wayne Chambers retired from racing and returned to live in his native Oklahoma where he died in 1999.<ref>[http://www.seminoleproducer.com/1999%20complete%20obits.htm ''Seminole Producer'', Seminole, Oklahoma, 1999 Obituaries]</ref>

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