Shoemaker received a 15-day suspension from the stewards for the rules violation. The night before, Gallant Man's owner, Ralph Lowe, told Shoemaker he had a dream about a jockey on one of his horses ...
SAN MARINO, Calif. (AP) -- Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, who rode four Kentucky Derby winners and was a commanding presence in thoroughbred racing for more than 40 years, died Sunday. He was 72.
SAN MARINO, Calif. (AP) -- Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, who rode four Kentucky Derby winners and was a commanding presence in thoroughbred racing for more than 40 years, died Sunday. He was 72.
Famed jockey Willie Shoemaker's first Triple Crown win was the 1955 Kentucky Derby. He rode Swaps, owned and trained by former Safford residents and partners Rex Ellsworth and Meshach "Mesh" Tenney.