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Notable Honorees	Victor Espinoza • Gary Stevens • Julie Krone • Willie Simms • Edward Riley Bradley • William Woodward • Bill Shoemaker • Bill Hartack • Warren Wright • Johnny Longden • Eddie Arcaro • George D. Widener • Earl Sande

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Triple Crown horse racing Thoroughbred racing Kentucky Derby Preakness Stakes Triple Crown the Palio Grand National Melbourne Cup Hambletonian Stakes Grand Circuit Prix du Jockey Club Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

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