Maurice Peters
Maurice Wilbur "Moose" Peters was a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who accomplished the remarkable feat of winning a national riding title while still a seventeen-year-old apprentice.
In 1938, Peters rode Dauber in all three of the U.S. Triple Crown races. They finished second to winner Lawrin in the Kentucky Derby, won the Preakness Stakes by seven lengths, and ran second to Pasteurized in the Belmont Stakes.
Maurice Peters was one of the founding members when the Jockeys Community Fund and Guild was formed in 1940.
In 1945, Peters began working as a trainer.
