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Bill Shoemaker dies at 72
The leading jockey in horse racing history rode 40,000 times, most of them here at Southern California tracks. He was paralyzed in at 59 in a one-car accident after drinking a couple of beers in Arcadia. He lived in San Marino. (NYT, AP via Daily News)
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RIP Shoe.
He was an artist on horseback.
Posted by: Laurie K. at October 12, 2003 06:44 PM