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DIED. BILL SHOEMAKER, 72, Hall of Fame jockey known as "the Shoe"; in his sleep; in San Marino, Calif. Born prematurely at 2 lbs., he grew to 4 ft. 11 in. and 98 lbs.--small even for a jockey. With his gentle, almost motionless style, he had a unique rapport with his horses and, said trainer Charlie Wittingham, "bothered a horse less than any other rider." In 41 years he won 11 Triple Crown events and an impressive 22% of his races overall. In 1986, aboard Ferdinand, he became the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. A year after...
DIED. BILL ("SHOE") SHOEMAKER, 72, legendary thoroughbred jockey who rode winners in 11 Triple Crown races; in San Marino, California. Just 1.49 meters tall and weighing 44 kilograms, Shoemaker was a horse-track heavyweight, with 8,833 victories in 40,350 races, the second-most wins in history. Late Los Angeles Times sports columnist Jim Murray said Shoemaker rode "with the effortless ease and grace of a guy born to do what he was doing." At age 54, when many thought his skills were in decline, Shoemaker steered 17-to-1 long shot Ferdinand to victory in the Kentucky Derby...
...daughter made it very clear that I just didn't get it. Why did I not grasp that one couldn't be seen in the girls' locker room sporting those packaged bikini underpants from Jockey or Hanes? Granny pants is what some kids call them. "Mom," my daughter wearily explained, "basically, every girl at school is wearing a thong." The only viable alternative, one that my daughter favored, was an item called boyshorts, a low-riding pair of short shorts loosely, or should I say tightly, based on Britney's stagewear. Either way, it was going...
...winner of zero WTA Tour titles. Prosper, O country, indeed. Hold Your Horses, Take A Call They ride 329 days of the year, often at racetracks hundreds of kilometers apart, and need to keep in touch with trainers and agents to arrange their rides. So when British jockeys heard that the sport's ruling body proposed to bar them from using mobile phones just before races, they were furious. The Jockey Club says the rule is aimed at ensuring the integrity of the sport, which was rocked by several corruption scandals last year. In one case, jump jockey Graham Bradley...
SEABISCUIT. Based on a true story, this film chronicles the trials and tribulations of horse Seabiscuit and his former prize-fighting jockey Red Pollard, played by Tobey Maguire. With the help of a millionaire portrayed by Jeff Bridges, Pollard turns the once losing Seabiscuit into a champion—and a symbol of hope in the process. Racing in the midst of the Great Depression, Seabiscuit becomes an inspiration to his fans. Seabiscuit screens...