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Also Known As George Edward Arcaro
Born February 19, 1916 • Cincinnati • Ohio
Died November 14, 1997 (aged 81) • Miami • Florida
Awards And Honors Triple Crown • Belmont Stakes • Preakness Stakes • Kentucky Derby
James Winkfield
American jockey
Steve Cauthen
American jockey
Johnny Longden
American jockey
Espinoza, Victor
Victor Espinoza
Mexican-born jockey
Stevens, Gary
Gary Stevens
American jockey
Willie Simms
American jockey
Bill Shoemaker
American jockey
Bill Hartack
American jockey
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
Earl Sande
American jockey
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
American horse trainer
Whitney, John Hay
John Hay Whitney
American sportsman and businessman
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
American businessman
Jerry D. Bailey
American jockey
Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Burns Murphy
American jockey
Julie Krone
Julie Krone
American jockey
William Woodward
American banker and racehorse owner
Warren Wright
American horsebreeder and racehorse owner
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
United States statesman
Conrad Taeuber
American sociologist

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