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This December, veteran Jockey Johnny Longden began riding Noor, and talking him up as the horse to beat in the $100,000-added Santa Anita Handicap. Longden said Noor was "maybe the best horse I've been on since Count Fleet," winner of the Triple Crown...
...Wizened little Johnny Longden, rider of more winners (3,402) than any other U.S. jockey, who interrupted a visit to his native England to ride - and finish last -aboard a 66-to-1 shot in Doncaster's historic St. Leger Stakes. "It was a good race, what I saw of it," chirped 39-year-old Longden...
...Blue Grass Stakes, Old Rockport had the same jockey who rode him to victory in the Santa Anita, sensational young (18) Apprentice Gordon Glisson. But soon after the four-horse field charged from the starting gate, Glisson found himself boxed in by three veteran riders, Johnny Longden, Ted Atkinson and Conn McCreary. The cagey veterans had the young "bug" rider where they wanted him, and they kept him there...
...Bowie last week, his services were in such demand by horsemen that he practically had his choice of mounts. Last week, he rode his 256th winner. The only jockeys who have won more races this year, are Oldtimers Johnny Longden (301) and Ted Atkinson...
...Johnny Longden. 2. Earl Sande. 3. Ted Atkinson 4. Laverne Fator. 5. Eddie Arcaro...