Johnny Longden Autographs
John Eric "Johnny" Longden (February 14, 1907 – February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. His father emigrated to Canada in 1909, settling in Taber, Alberta.
By 1912, Longden Sr. had saved enough money to send for his wife and young son to join him in Canada. However, the Longdens' train was late getting to the port of Southampton, and they missed their scheduled voyage to New York City on the Titanic.
As a young man, Longden Jr. worked in the mining industry. His love of horses and horse-racing, as well as his small stature standing at 4' 11', led him to leave Canada in 1927 to seek opportunities as a jockey in California's burgeoning racing scene. Based at Santa Anita Park, by 1956 he had become thoroughbred racing's winningest rider, breaking the record of 4,870 wins by British jockey Sir Gordon Richards (1904–1988). Longden, who was called "The Pumper" by his fellow jockeys because of his riding style, rode many of the great thoroughbreds of the day. In 1943, he captured the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes aboard Count Fleet. A sculptured bust of Longden, along with busts of fellow jockeys William Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay, has been placed in the paddock area at Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, California.
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Traded items with a signature of Johnny Longden
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Longden (Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE PLATE) was sold in August 2025 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (JOHNNY LONGDEN SIGNED 1966 Horse Racing photo) found a new owner for $4.14 in March 2008. The month with the most items sold (1) was March 2008 with an average selling price of $29.88 for an autographed item of Johnny Longden. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.76 was July 2008. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Longden is worth $20.19.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnny Longden were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE Plate Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens | $275.00 |  |
| Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE Plate Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens | $275.00 | |
| 1993 Fred Stone Horse Plate Gold Signed Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Mehrtens | $125.00 | |
| 1993 Fred Stone Horse Plate Gold Signed Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Mehrtens | $125.00 | |
| 1993 Fred Stone Horse Plate Gold Signed Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Mehrtens | $150.00 | |
| 1993 Fred Stone Horse Plate Gold Signed Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Mehrtens | $150.00 | |
| Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE PLATE | $499.99 | |
| Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE PLATE | $499.99 | |
| Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE PLATE | $250.00 | |
| Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden Warren Mehrtens Fred Stone AUTOGRAPHED HORSE PLATE | $250.00 | |
| JOHNNY LONGDEN Autographed Signed GPC Jockey Racing Triple Crown 1943 Died-2003 | $28.98 | |
| JOHNNY LONGDEN Autographed Signed GPC Jockey Racing Triple Crown 1943 Died-2003 | $28.98 | |
| JOHNNY LONGDEN HOF Jockey Signed Autographed 4x6 Index Card | $19.99 | |
| JOHNNY LONGDEN HOF Jockey Signed Autographed 4x6 Index Card | $19.99 | |
| Johnny Longden Signed Santa Anita Park Cut 1959 Sports Illustrated PSA/DNA | $20.37 | |
