Willie Shoemaker Autographs
William Lee Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey, considered one of the greatest. For 29 years he held the world record for the most professional jockey victories.
Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in Fabens, Texas. Born weighing 38 ounces (1.1 kg), Shoemaker was so small at birth he was not expected to survive the night. To keep him warm, his parent put him in a shoebox on the oven. Shoemaker remained small, growing to 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m) and weighing 91 pounds (41 kg). His diminutive size proved an asset in thoroughbred horse racing, where he became a giant of the sport. Shoemaker never completed high school, dropping out of El Monte High School in El Monte, California.
Shoemaker's career as a jockey began in his teenage years. He made his first professional ride on March 19, 1949. The first of his eventual 8,833 career victories came a month later, on April 20, aboard Shafter V, at Golden Gate Fields in Albany, California. In 1951, he won the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.
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Traded items with a signature of Willie Shoemaker
The most expensive item with a signature of Willie Shoemaker (WILLIE SHOEMAKER - PASSPORT - 1965 - SIGNED - JOCKEY - KENTUCKY DERBY) was sold in November 2020 for $1,400.00 while the cheapest item (Willie Shoemaker's Vintage Signed Autograph Picture Laminated To Hard Wood, Rare) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2025 with an average selling price of $250.00 for an autographed item of Willie Shoemaker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $314.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.75 was April 2019. In average, an autographed item from Willie Shoemaker is worth $31.55.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Willie Shoemaker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bill Willie Shoemaker Jockey Signed FDC Silk Cachet Horse Racing Legend HOF | $134.99 |  |
| HORSE RACING~SIGNED WILLIE SHOEMAKER Personalized Paper W/ Framed Photo | $30.00 | |
| HORSE RACING~SIGNED WILLIE SHOEMAKER Personalized Paper W/ Framed Photo | $30.00 | |
| willie shoemaker autograph Jockey Sport Guide 1975 Bill Shoemaker JSA Certified | $105.99 | |
| willie shoemaker autograph Jockey Sport Guide 1975 Bill Shoemaker JSA Certified | $105.99 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed Last Race At Santa Anna Bet Ticket PSA/DNA Auto 10 | $350.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed Last Race At Santa Anna Bet Ticket PSA/DNA Auto 10 | $350.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed Last Race At Santa Anna Bet Ticket PSA/DNA Auto 9 | $250.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed Last Race At Santa Anna Bet Ticket PSA/DNA Auto 9 | $250.00 | |
 | WILLIE SHOEMAKER SIGNED PRINT BUDWEISER MILLION ARLINGTON PARK POSTER AUG 1982 | $39.95 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER SIGNED PRINT BUDWEISER MILLION ARLINGTON PARK POSTER AUG 1982 | $39.95 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed PSA/DNA SLABBED 4x6 Cut Autograph HOF Jockey slab:10x6.5 | $127.00 | |
| Willie Shoemaker Signed PSA/DNA SLABBED 4x6 Cut Autograph HOF Jockey slab:10x6.5 | $127.00 | |
 | WILLIE SHOEMAKER-*Typed Letter Signed*-World Record & HOF Jockey | $83.50 | |
| WILLIE SHOEMAKER-*Typed Letter Signed*-World Record & HOF Jockey | $83.50 | |
