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Steve Cauthen
American jockey
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Diane Crump
American jockey
Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
American horse trainer
D. Wayne Lukas, 2018
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
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James Winkfield
American jockey
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Jerry D. Bailey
American jockey
Espinoza, Victor
Victor Espinoza
Mexican-born jockey
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John D. Campbell
Canadian harness racer
Portrait of John Hay Whitney wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking directly at the camera.
John Hay Whitney
American sportsman and businessman
Stevens, Gary
Gary Stevens
American jockey
Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Burns Murphy
American jockey
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Willie Simms
American jockey
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Edward Riley Bradley
American racehorse owner
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
American businessman
Julie Krone
Julie Krone
American jockey
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William Woodward
American banker and racehorse owner
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Lester Piggott
British jockey
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Bill Shoemaker
American jockey
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Hirsch Jacobs
American racehorse trainer
Markham, Beryl
Beryl Markham
British author and aviator

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