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1952 Kentucky Derby

Index 1952 Kentucky Derby

The 1952 Kentucky Derby was the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby. [1]

23 relations: Ben A. Jones, Bill Shoemaker, Blue Man (horse), Calumet Farm, Churchill Downs, Conn McCreary, Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Douglas Dodson, Eddie Arcaro, Graded stakes race, Hill Gail, Kenneth Church, Kentucky Derby, Loyd Gentry Jr., Raymond York, Steve Brooks (jockey), Sylvester Veitch, Ted Atkinson, William J. Passmore, William L. Passmore, Woody Stephens, 1951 Kentucky Derby, 1953 Kentucky Derby.

Ben A. Jones

Benjamin Allyn Jones (December 31, 1882 – June 13, 1961) was a thoroughbred horse trainer.

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Bill Shoemaker

William Lee "Bill" Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey.

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Blue Man (horse)

Blue Man (foaled 1949) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Preakness Stakes.

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Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Conn McCreary

Conn N. McCreary (June 17, 1921 - June 29, 1979) was a United States Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who won four American Classic Races.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

Cornelius Vanderbilt "C.V." ("Sonny") Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist, polo player, and government official, as well as the owner of a leading stable of thoroughbred racehorses.

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Douglas Dodson

Douglas Allan Dodson (December 21, 1921 - February, 1982) was a Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Eddie Arcaro

George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice.

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Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States or Canada that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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Hill Gail

Hill Gail (1949–1968) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Kenneth Church

Kenneth Church (born March 24, 1930 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Loyd Gentry Jr.

Loyd "Boo" Gentry Jr. (August 29, 1925 – July 1, 2012) was an American horse trainer best known for training Proud Clarion to win the 1967 Kentucky Derby.

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Raymond York

Raymond York (born 1933) is a retired American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who rode in a record seven consecutive decades.

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Steve Brooks (jockey)

Steve Brooks (August 12, 1922 – September 23, 1979) was an American Hall of Fame jockey.

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Sylvester Veitch

Sylvester E. Veitch (February 24, 1910 – February 14, 1996) was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.

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Ted Atkinson

Theodore Frederick Atkinson (June 17, 1916 – May 5, 2005) was a Canadian-born American thoroughbred horse racing jockey, inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957.

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William J. Passmore

William J. "Bill" Passmore, Sr. (March 8, 1933 – May 14, 2009) was an American jockey and racing steward, who rode thoroughbred horses for 38 years including at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes winning 3,531 races and $23 millions in his 38-year career before spending 20 years as a steward. The 5-foot, 5-inch, 99 pound jockey was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where Passmore's father, William L. Passmore, was a successful steeplechase jockey and trainer who worked for area horse breeder Bayard Sharp. Passmore's first mount was on May 23, 1948 at the age of 15, one year below the legal minimum, aboard Minneapolis at the now-defunct Jamaica Racetrack in Queens, New York.Rasmussen, Frederick N., Baltimore Sun, May 16, 2009. Accessed May 18, 2009. Passmore's father pulled him out of school at age 16 so that he could help support the family.Wiseman, Lauren., The Washington Post, May 17, 2009. Accessed May 19, 2009. He rode Hannibal to an eighth-place finish in a field of 16 at the 1952 running of the Kentucky Derby, the only time he rode in that race. His only appearance in the Belmont Stakes was in 1983 when he finished in 14th aboard Dixieland Band. He rode in the Preakness Stakes three times: finishing seventh aboard Galdar in 1954; riding Knight Landing to a seventh-place finish in 1980; and finished fourth aboard Thirty Eight Paces in the 1981 running. He became the 32nd jockey in North American racing to win 3,000 races, with a 1981 victory, part of a career in which he won 3,531 races and $23 million in purses out of 29,490 mounts. He retired from racing in 1986, having interrupted his 38-year career in the early 1960s for a year-and-a-half when he worked as a jockey's valet while trying to break out of a slump. During his years as a jockey, Mr. Passmore rode regularly for King T. Leatherbury, Jim McKay and Art Rooney. Among the notable horses that Passmore rode were Christopher R, Cure the Blues, Jameela and Twixt.via Associated Press., The New York Times, May 15, 2009. Accessed May 19, 2009. Racing editor and historian Joseph B. Kelly of the Washington Star described Passmore as having a "great sense of pace and a great touch with horses" and as a jockey "who never seemed to get too excited and was always very calm when aboard a horse." Passmore himself told the Baltimore Sun in 1971 that he would infrequently use a whip during a stretch run, "preferring to urge his mount with his hands and body as if he were a part of the horse", as "the whip isn't going to do any good" if the horse is already giving his best. He used his experience as a jockey to serve as a steward for the Maryland Racing Commission, starting from when he left riding in 1986 until his deteriorating health forced him to retire a year before his death. Former racing writer Ross Peddicord of the Baltimore Sun described Passmore's honesty and fairness in his role as a steward making him one of the "pillars that perpetuated the reputation of Maryland racing for world-class horsemanship, undisputed class and quality...". Passmore was leery of accepting betting suggestions from jockeys who he characterized as "the worst touts at the track. I think the track makes a big mistake not installing a mutuel window in the jocks' room." Passmore died at age 76 in his home in Millersville, Maryland on May 14, 2009 due to complications from emphysema. He had moved to Millersville shortly before his death, having lived in Annapolis, Maryland for the previous two decades. He is survived by his wife, the former Charlene Levy, as well as two sons, five daughters and 13 grandchildren.

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William L. Passmore

William L. Passmore (March 19, 1910 – November 7, 2002) was a jockey and trainer in both flat and steeplechase Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Woody Stephens

Woody Stephens (September 1, 1913 – August 22, 1998) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer.

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1951 Kentucky Derby

The 1951 Kentucky Derby was the 77th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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1953 Kentucky Derby

The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Kentucky_Derby

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