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1979 Kentucky Derby

Index 1979 Kentucky Derby

The 1979 Kentucky Derby was the 105th running of the Kentucky Derby. [1]

21 relations: Angel Cordero Jr., Bernard J. Ridder, Bertram and Diana Firestone, Bud Delp, Cash Asmussen, Churchill Downs, Don MacBeth, Donald Brumfield, Donald R. Pierce, Flying Paster, General Assembly (horse), Golden Act, Graded stakes race, Kentucky Derby, Laffit Pincay Jr., LeRoy Jolley, Ron Franklin (jockey), Sandy Hawley, Spectacular Bid, 1978 Kentucky Derby, 1980 Kentucky Derby.

Angel Cordero Jr.

Angel Tomas Cordero Jr. (born: November 8, 1942) is one of the leading thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of all time and the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the United States' Racing Hall of Fame.

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Bernard J. Ridder

Bernard Joseph "Ben" Ridder (June 29, 1913 – July 29, 1983) was an American newspaper publisher who served as chairman of the board of directors of Ridder Publications, Inc. and an executive in the California Thoroughbred horse racing industry as well as a racehorse owner and breeder.

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Bertram and Diana Firestone

Bertram R. Firestone (born August 18, 1931) and Diana Johnson Firestone (born January 26, 1932) of Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia are major owner/breeders of Thoroughbred equestrian and flat racing horses who were voted the 1980 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and in 1982 were inducted in the Virginia Thoroughbred Association Hall of Fame.

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Bud Delp

Grover Greer "Bud" Delp (September 7, 1932 - December 29, 2006) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best remembered for his conditioning of Hall of Fame colt, Spectacular Bid, who according to Delp was "The greatest horse to ever look through a bridle".

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Cash Asmussen

Cash Asmussen (born March 15, 1962 in Agar, South Dakota) is an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey.

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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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Don MacBeth

Donald MacBeth (August 29, 1949 - March 1, 1987) was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Donald Brumfield

Donald Alan "Don" Brumfield (born May 24, 1938) is a retired American jockey from Kentucky.

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Donald R. Pierce

Donald R. Pierce (born April 13, 1937) is a retired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing.

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Flying Paster

Flying Paster (1976–1992) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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General Assembly (horse)

General Assembly (1976–2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Golden Act

Golden Act (1976–2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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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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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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Laffit Pincay Jr.

Laffit Alejandro Pincay Jr. (born December 29, 1946 in Panama City, Panama) was once flat racing's winningest all-time jockey, still holding second place many years after his retirement.

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LeRoy Jolley

LeRoy S. Jolley (1937 – December 18, 2017) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer.

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Ron Franklin (jockey)

Ronnie Franklin (December 20, 1959 – March 8, 2018) was a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing who, at age 19, rode Spectacular Bid to wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.

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Sandy Hawley

Desmond Sanford "Sandy" Hawley, CM (born April 16, 1949 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame jockey.

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Spectacular Bid

Spectacular Bid (February 17, 1976 – June 9, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred race horse.

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1978 Kentucky Derby

The 1978 Kentucky Derby was the 104th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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1980 Kentucky Derby

The 1980 Kentucky Derby was the 106th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Kentucky_Derby

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