"[Jockey Willie] Shoemaker's 1954 mastery of Del Mar is one of racing's more indestructible records, right up there with trainer Woody Stephens' five consecutive Belmont wins, trainer Wayne Lukas' six consecutive victories in Triple Crown races and jockey Kent Desormeaux's 598 wins in 1989." (LA Times)
Posted by JC, Sep 7, 2004 07:52 AM
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