Thoroughbred horse race
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run annually at
Aqueduct Racetrack
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in
Queens
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,
New York
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. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is typically run in November over a distance of miles (11 furlongs).
Inaugurated in 1960, it was run as the Edgemere Handicap until 1981. Previously, there had been a race on dirt known as the
Edgemere Handicap
The Edgemere Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race. Inaugurated in 1901 at the old Aqueduct Racetrack, it was open to horses of all ages and contested on dirt at a distance of one mile and seventy yards. The following year the distance ...
which was contested at a distance of a mile and one
furlong
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use i ...
. Last run in 1957, this turf race was renamed the Red Smith Handicap in honor of the late Walter "Red" Smith, an honored and respected sports columnist for over 45 years who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1976. In 2019 it was changed to the Red Smith Stakes.
Since inception, the Red Smith has been run at various distances:
* miles : 1960–1962, 1968–1971, 1994–2005, 2007 to present
* miles : 1963 to 1967
* miles : 1977
* miles : 1972 to 1976, 1978–1993, 2006
Hosted by:
*
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits. It was opened on May 4, 1905.
It is operated by the non-profit New York Raci ...
: 1960–1962, 1968–1993
* Aqueduct Racetrack : 1963–1967, 1994 to present
The Red Smith was run in two divisions in 1977, 1983, and 1986. There was no race in 1979.
In 1984, 1997, 2006 and 2018, the Red Smith was taken off the turf and run on the dirt. The 1997 race was shortened to miles, and the 2018 race was shortened to miles.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of miles)
* 2:14.44 – Monarch's Maze (1999)
Most wins:
* 2 – Boisterous (2011, 2012)
* 2 – Drumtop (1970, 1971)
Most wins by an owner:
* 3 – Phipps Stable (2011, 2012. 2013)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 5 – Ángel Cordero Jr. (1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1985)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 –
Claude R. McGaughey III
Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III (born January 6, 1951) is an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.
McGaughey began working as a trainer in 1979 and to date has won more than 240 graded stakes races. In 1986, he got his big break whe ...
Mile
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Irad Ortiz Jr.
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, Peter M. Brant
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Jose Lezcano
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Ca ...
, C. R. McGaughey III
, Allen Stable Inc.
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, Sadler's Joy
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Javier Castellano
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Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and La Rinconada racecourses in Venezuela. In June 1997 ...
, Thomas Albertrani
, Woodslane Farm LLC
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Todd A. Pletcher
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Edgar Prado
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His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races ...
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Graham Motion
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Augustin Stable
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Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Margaret ("Peggy") Dorrance and the stockbroker George ...
Irad Ortiz Jr.
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, Chad C. Brown
, Michael Dubb & Highclere America
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, Dynamic Sky
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Cornelio Velásquez
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Mark E. Casse
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Joel Rosario
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Claude R. McGaughey III
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McGaughey began working as a trainer in 1979 and to date has won more than 240 graded stakes races. In 1986, he got his big break whe ...
Edgar Prado
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Claude R. McGaughey III
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McGaughey began working as a trainer in 1979 and to date has won more than 240 graded stakes races. In 1986, he got his big break whe ...
Alan Garcia
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* ...
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Claude R. McGaughey III
Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III (born January 6, 1951) is an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.
McGaughey began working as a trainer in 1979 and to date has won more than 240 graded stakes races. In 1986, he got his big break whe ...
Christophe Clement
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Racing background
Clement initially acquired his training skills from his father, ...
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Claiborne Farm
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...
Channing Hill
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Hill began riding horses when he was 16 years old. He rode full-time at Prairie Meadows Racetrack between his junior a ...
Strike a Deal
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Alan E. Goldberg
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Barclay Tagg
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Jean-Luc Samyn
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The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer ...
, Patrick J. Kelly
, Fox Ridge Farm Inc.
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, King's Drama
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Edgar Prado
Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.
His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races ...
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Robert J. Frankel
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Jean-Luc Samyn
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The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer ...
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Thomas Voss
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* Thomas the Ap ...
Balto Star
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Career
Balto Star's first race was on September 16th, 2000 at Belmont Park, where he finished in 8th place. H ...
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John Velazquez
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Todd A. Pletcher
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Shaun Bridgmohan
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At age thirteen, Bridgmohan's family emigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida where he developed an interes ...
, Patrick J. Kelly
, J. M. Grant & T. J. Kelly
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, Mr. Pleasentfar
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, José A. Santos
, Martin D. Wolfson
, Raja Malek
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, Cetewayo
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Richard Migliore
Richard Migliore (born March 14, 1964 in Babylon, New York) is a retired American jockey. He now works as a racing analyst for XBTV. He was nicknamed "The Mig," which is a type of Russian fighter jet, for his tenacious style of riding. He lives ...
, Michael Dickinson
, Dr. John Chandler
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, Monarch's Maze
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, Joe Bravo
, Patrick J. Kelly
, Live Oak Racing
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, $90,000
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, Musical Ghost
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John Velazquez
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Edward P. Evans
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John Velazquez
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, Leo O'Brien
, Sultan Al Kabeer
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, 2:17.08
, $90,000
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, Mr. Bluebird
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Mike E. Smith
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John C. Kimmel
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, Thomas R. Warfield
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, $87,750
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, Flag Down
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, José A. Santos
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Christophe Clement
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Racing background
Clement initially acquired his training skills from his father, ...
, Allen E. Paulson
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, 2:22.03
, $69,900
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, align="center" , 1994
, Franchise Player
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Dale Beckner
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* Dale (landform), an open valley
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*Dale, Ontario
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;Norway
*Dal ...
, Philip G. Johnson
, Austin K. Smith
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, Royal Mountain Inn
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, Julie Krone
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Barclay Tagg
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Jerry Bailey
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Early years
Bailey was born in Dallas but raised in El Paso. He had a pony as a child and became int ...
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MacKenzie Miller
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Rokeby Stables
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Yankee Affair
Yankee Affair (1982–1991) was an American multi-millionaire Thoroughbred racehorse. Foaled May 1, 1982 in Pennsylvania, he was purchased for $10,200 as a yearling by trainer Henry L. Carroll who owned one-third along with partners Jay Garsman ...
Henry L. Carroll
Henry L. Carroll (born December 15, 1947, in Orangeburg, South Carolina) was the son of Bill Carroll, who trained horses at New England racetracks. Carroll holds a degree in history from Newberry College. Having ties to thoroughbred horses through ...
, Ju Ju Gen Stable
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, Rambo Dancer
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, Jose Santos
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LeRoy Jolley
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Robbie Davis
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Early life
Davis grew up in a single parent household forced onto welfare, something that would impact him for the rest of his li ...
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Robert J. Frankel
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Edmund A. Gann
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Early life and career
Born in the fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, the young Gann moved with his famil ...
Theatrical
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Pat Day
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, William I. Mott
, Bertram R. Firestone
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, 2:00.80
, $116,460
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, Divulge
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, Jean Cruguet
, Gasper Moschera
, Albert Davis
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, 1:59.00
, $90,150
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, Equalize
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Walter Guerra
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Gue ...
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Jan H. Nerud
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Robert J. Frankel
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Jerry Moss
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Music career
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Jerry Bailey
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Early years
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MacKenzie Miller
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Rokeby Stables
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Craig Perret
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Warren A. Croll Jr.
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Croll was born in 1920 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. After finishing high school, he attended the U ...
Jean-Luc Samyn
Jean-Luc Samyn (born November 6, 1956 in Bailleul, Nord, France) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.
The son of a pastry chef, Jean-Luc Samyn was one of three children. At age thirteen, he went to work for the stable of trainer ...
David A. Whiteley
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The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee ...
David A. Whiteley
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The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee ...
, Peter M. Brant
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Tiller
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David A. Whiteley
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The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee ...
, William H. Perry
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, $33,960
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, Clout
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George Martens
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Early life
Born ...
John M. Schiff
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Ron Turcotte
Ronald Joseph Morel "Ronnie" Turcotte, (born July 22, 1941) is a retired Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.
Career
Turcotte began his career in Toronto as ...
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James P. Conway
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Before becoming a prof ...
Craig Perret
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, Lou M. Goldfine
, Roberto Barcala
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, 2:03.00
, $17,400
, -
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, Take Off
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Ron Turcotte
Ronald Joseph Morel "Ronnie" Turcotte, (born July 22, 1941) is a retired Canadian thoroughbred race horse jockey best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.
Career
Turcotte began his career in Toronto as ...
, Frank Catrone
, Ada L. Rice
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, 2:00.40
, $23,070
, -
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, Red Reality
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Jorge Velásquez
Jorge Velásquez (born December 28, 1946 in Chepo, Panama) is a thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.
Jorge Velasquez's career in thoroughbred racing began in his native Panama but as a teenager moved to the United States. In 1967 he w ...
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MacKenzie Miller
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Chuck Baltazar
Charles S. Baltazar (born May 22, 1947, in Fort Morgan, Colorado)
is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who rode regularly from 1964 to 1990. After retiring he became a participant in Western disciplines as a non-professional in ...
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Roger Laurin
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James B. Moseley
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*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambigua ...
Roger Laurin
Roger Laurin (born 1936 in Montreal, Quebec) is a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States and Canada. He has trained Champions Numbered Account, the 1971 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, and Chief's Crown, the 1984 American ...
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James B. Moseley
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambigua ...
Gustave Ring
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to:
*Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film
* ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...
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, High Hat
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, Eddie Belmonte
, Kay E. Jensen
, Mrs. Wallace Gilroy
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, Ginger Fizz
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, Fernando Toro
, Thomas J. Kelly
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Esther D. du Pont
Esther Driver du Pont, Lady Thouron (January 21, 1908 – March 24, 1984) was an American horse breeder and philanthropist who created the Thouron Award with her husband, Sir John R.H. Thouron KBE.
Biography
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she w ...
John L. Rotz
John L. Rotz (December 16, 1934 – July 12, 2021) was an American Thoroughbred horse race, Thoroughbred horse racing jockey and a World Champion in Western riding competitions.
Early career
After graduating from Warrensburg-Latham High School i ...
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Ivor G. Balding
Ivor Godfrey Balding (23 May 1908 – 20 January 2005) was a British champion polo player, thoroughbred farm manager and racehorse trainer.
Biography Breeding farm manager
Ivor Balding had two brothers who also played polo, Gerald Barnard Baldi ...
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cornelius "Sonny" Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thorough ...
Homer C. Pardue
Homer Chesley Pardue (March 5, 1910 – January 5, 1979) was an American trainer and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, across the street from Churchill Downs, Pardue began working in the racing industry as an exerci ...
, Joseph R. Straus
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, Will I Rule
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Braulio Baeza
Braulio Baeza (born March 26, 1940) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey and one of the master Thoroughbred jockeys of our time. In 1963, he was the first Latin American jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Baeza began his ...
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Joseph Nash
Joseph Nash (17 December 180919 December 1878) was an English watercolour painter and lithographer, specialising in historical buildings. His major work was the 4-volume ''Mansions of England in the Olden Time'', published from 1839–49.
B ...
Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of ...
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Sam Boulmetis
Samuel Anthony Boulmetis Sr. (February 17, 1927 - May 30, 2021) was an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1973. The Hall's induction biography says that "His peers des ...
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Thomas J. Barry
Thomas J. Barry (July 27, 1907 – March, 1987) was a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorse who won two American Classic Races with foreign-bred horses. Born in Ireland, as a young man he emigrated to the United States where he became a citizen aro ...
, Frank E. Power
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, $18,395
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Wise Ship WISE may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* WISE (AM), a radio station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina
*WISE-FM, a radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia
* WISE-TV, a television station licensed to Fort Wayne, Indiana
Education
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Ismael Valenzuela
Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela (December 25, 1934, in McNary, Texas – September 2, 2009, in Arcadia, California) was a Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. He was one of 22 children born to parents who had immigrated to the United Sta ...
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Burley Parke
Burley Elijah Parke (March 21, 1905 – October 4, 1977) was an American jockey and a Hall of Fame trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.
Early life
Parke was born in Albion, Idaho, one of 12 children (eight boys and four girls) born ...
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Harbor View Farm
Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 – December 30, 2007) was an American financier, a convicted felon, and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by ''Time'' as such in a 1956 article.
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, North Pole II
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Sam Boulmetis Sr.
Samuel Anthony Boulmetis Sr. (February 17, 1927 - May 30, 2021) was an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1973. The Hall's induction biography says that "His peers des ...
, Sidney J. Smith
, John S. Kroese
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, $18,550