On opening day of the 1954 Del Mar meet, a young rider named Bill Shoemaker was less than a month from turning 23 years old. Though still in the early chapter of what would become a storied career, the native Texan found himself the engineer of the most dominant run by any jockey that had ever competed at the seaside track.
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2025 Whitney Stakes Cheat Sheet
The $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Saturday at Saratoga Race Course is one of the most important races in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic division as well as one of the marquee summertime races in U.S. horse racing.
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Edward O'Grady was a dominant figure in Irish National Hunt racing in the late 1970s and saddled 18 winners at the Cheltenham Festival.
