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Also Known As Equus caballus

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Steve Cauthen
American jockey
Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
American horse trainer
D. Wayne Lukas, 2018
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
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James Winkfield
American jockey
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Jerry D. Bailey
American jockey
Espinoza, Victor
Victor Espinoza
Mexican-born jockey
Stevens, Gary
Gary Stevens
American jockey
Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Burns Murphy
American jockey
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George Stubbs
British painter
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Willie Simms
American jockey
Julie Krone
Julie Krone
American jockey
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Lester Piggott
British jockey
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Bill Shoemaker
American jockey
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Hirsch Jacobs
American racehorse trainer
Markham, Beryl
Beryl Markham
British author and aviator
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Tod Sloan
American jockey
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Ben Jones
American horse trainer
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Bill Hartack
American jockey
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Frederick Archer
British jockey
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Sir Gordon Richards
British jockey and racehorse trainer