Merlin Volzke
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| Merlin Volzke | ||
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| Occupation: | Jockey | |
| Birthplace: | United States | |
| Birth date: | October 5, 1925 | |
| Career wins: | Not found | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Strub Stakes (1954) San Pasqual Handicap (1954) California Breeders' Champion Stakes (1968) San Gabriel Handicap (1968) Frank E. Kilroe Mile (1969) La Jolla Handicap (1969) San Miguel Stakes (1969) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1958) | ||
Merlin Paul Volzke (born October 5, 1925) is a retired American jockey who raced primarily on the West Coast of the United States. He began his professional career in the 1940s and in 1948 won the riding title at Longacres Racetrack in Renton, Washington.
In 1958, Merlin Volzke was voted the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, given to a jockey who demonstrates high standards of personal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack.
Volzke retired from riding in the 1970s but remained in the industry, working as a Senior race steward at Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, California when he stepped down at the age of 79 in 2005.
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