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Also Known As Equus caballus

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

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