• Referred to as "Bill", "Willie," and "The Shoe", William Lee Shoemaker was born in the town of Fabens, Texas. At 38 ounces (1.1 kg), Shoemaker was so small...
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  • wins: 3 – Game On Dude (2011, 2013, 2014) Most wins by a jockey: 11 – Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985) Most...
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    each year. New York sports columnist and future Churchill Downs president Bill Corum in 1925 began describing the race thusly, but the tradition originated...
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    the CDP area are 79836 and 79838. Fabens is the birthplace of jockey Bill Shoemaker. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area...
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    Sidney Poitier, Jack Webb, Bobby Jameson, George Hamilton, David Geffen, Bill Shoemaker, Nino Tempo, Edith Flagg, and Reem Al Faisal. In 2013, singer-actress...
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    Individual lawsuit examples include famed jockey Bill Shoemaker, that awarded him one million dollars. Shoemaker was paralyzed from the neck down after rolling...
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  • Gangsters, Fixed The 1921 Travers Stakes (Or Did He?)". Saratoga Living. Heller, Bill (2004). Saratoga Tales. Albany, N.Y.: Whitston. pp. 4–5. ISBN 0-87875-551-9...
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    aboard Irish Nip, he broke the career victory record previously held by Bill Shoemaker. He won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1984 aboard Swale....
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    Cordero Jr. Laz Barrera E. Rodriguez Tizol Fast 2:29.00 1975 Avatar Bill Shoemaker Tommy Doyle Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. Fast 2:28.20 1974 Little Current...
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  • 48 – American Pharoah (2014) (Polytrack) Most wins by a jockey: 6 – Bill Shoemaker (1954, 1958, 1971–1974) Most wins by a trainer: 17 - Bob Baffert (1996–2002...
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