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Wayne D. Wright

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Wayne Danforth Wright (August 21, 1916 - March 11, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won all three of the Triple Crown races in different years. [1]

62 relations: American Sportscasters Association, Arlington Classic, Belmont Futurity Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Bill Stern, California, Champagne Stakes (United States), Charles Kurtsinger, Columbia Pictures, Comely Stakes, Devil Diver, Dwyer Stakes, East Coast of the United States, Eddie Arcaro, Film, Flash Stakes, Gazelle Stakes, Greentree Stable, Jerome Stakes, Jersey Derby, Jockey, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Kentucky Derby, Laurel Futurity Stakes, Manhattan Handicap, Matron Stakes (Belmont Park), Narragansett Special, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, National Radio Hall of Fame, New York (state), North America, Omaha (horse), Pat Day Mile Stakes, Peace Chance, Polynesian (horse), Pompoon, Preakness Stakes, Remsen Stakes, Reno, Nevada, Rexburg, Idaho, Rosemont (horse), Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita Park, Saranac Stakes, Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, Shut Out (horse), Smith Valley, Nevada, Spinaway Stakes, Thoroughbred horse racing, ..., Toboggan Handicap, Travers Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), United States Champion Jockey by earnings, War Admiral, Wellington, Nevada, West Coast of the United States, Whitney Handicap, Withers Stakes, Wood Memorial Stakes, Yerington, Nevada. Expand index (12 more) »

American Sportscasters Association

The American Sportscasters Association (ASA) was founded in 1979 by broadcaster Dick London and associate attorney Harold Foner as a non-profit association to represent sportscasters by promoting and supporting the needs and interests of the professional sports broadcaster.

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Arlington Classic

The Arlington Classic Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in late May at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois.

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Belmont Futurity Stakes

The Futurity Stakes, commonly referred to as the Belmont Futurity, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-September or October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, United States.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Bill Stern

Bill Stern (July 1, 1907 – November 19, 1971) was a U.S. actor and sportscaster who announced the nation's first remote sports broadcast and the first telecast of a baseball game.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Champagne Stakes (United States)

The Champagne Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses.

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Charles Kurtsinger

Charles E. Kurtsinger (November 16, 1906 – September 24, 1946) was an American Hall of Fame jockey who won the Triple Crown in 1937.

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Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (commonly known as Columbia Pictures and Columbia, formerly CBC Film Sales Corporation, and stylized as COLUMBIA) is an American film studio, production company and film distributor that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures subsidiary of the Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony Corporation.

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Comely Stakes

The Comely Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Devil Diver

Devil Diver (1939–1961) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Dwyer Stakes

The Dwyer Stakes is an American Grade III stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred racehorses held annually at Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, Long Island, New York.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean.

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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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Film

A film, also called a movie, motion picture, moving pícture, theatrical film, or photoplay, is a series of still images that, when shown on a screen, create the illusion of moving images.

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Flash Stakes

The Flash Stakes was an important and prestigious race for two-year-old Thoroughbred horses and one of the longest running horse racing events in America.

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Gazelle Stakes

The Gazelle Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York.

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Greentree Stable

Greentree Stable, in Red Bank, New Jersey, was a major American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm established in 1914 by Payne Whitney of the Whitney family of New York City.

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Jerome Stakes

The Jerome Stakes is a Listed stakes race for thoroughbred horses run each January at one mile 70 yards on the inner dirt track at Aqueduct Racetrack.

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Jersey Derby

The Jersey Derby is a $60,000 American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in late July/early August at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Jockey Club Gold Cup

The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up.

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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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Laurel Futurity Stakes

The Laurel Futurity is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late November at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland.

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Manhattan Handicap

The Manhattan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race raced annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Matron Stakes (Belmont Park)

The Matron Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the Fall at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York (but was just lately a Spring/Summer event along with the Futurity Stakes).

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Narragansett Special

The Narragansett Special was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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National Radio Hall of Fame

The National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF) is a United States organization that was created by the Emerson Radio Corporation in 1988.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Omaha (horse)

Omaha (March 24, 1932 – April 24, 1959) was a United States Thoroughbred horse racing champion.

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Pat Day Mile Stakes

The Pat Day Mile Stakes is an American Grade 3 Thoroughbred horse race held on Kentucky Derby day run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky for three-year-olds willing to race one mile on the dirt.

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Peace Chance

Peace Chance (foaled 1931) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1934 Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.

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Polynesian (horse)

Polynesian (March 8, 1942 – 1959) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Pompoon

Pompoon (1934–1939) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1936.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Remsen Stakes

The Remsen Stakes is an American Grade II race for Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Reno, Nevada

Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada, located in the western part of the state, approximately from Lake Tahoe.

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Rexburg, Idaho

Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States.

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Rosemont (horse)

Rosemont (foaled 1932 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the 1937 Santa Anita Handicap, when he defeated the popular horse Seabiscuit.

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Santa Anita Derby

The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Santa Anita Handicap

The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States.

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Saranac Stakes

The Saranac Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap

The Saratoga Breeders’ Cup Handicap was, until it was discontinued in 2005, a Thoroughbred race for horses three-years-old and up run at Saratoga Race Course in New York.

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Shut Out (horse)

Shut Out (February 27, 1939 – April 23, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Smith Valley, Nevada

Smith Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.

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Spinaway Stakes

The Spinaway Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses.

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Toboggan Handicap

The Toboggan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of March at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, New York.

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Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, comprises three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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United States Champion Jockey by earnings

There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing.

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War Admiral

War Admiral (May 2, 1934 – October 30, 1959) was an American thoroughbred racehorse, best known as the fourth winner of the American Triple Crown and Horse of the Year in 1937, and rival of Seabiscuit in the 'Match Race of the Century' in 1938.

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Wellington, Nevada

Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an unincorporated town in southwestern Lyon County, Nevada, United States.

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West Coast of the United States

The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the contiguous Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.

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Whitney Handicap

The Whitney Stakes (run as a handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as the "Whitney Handicap") is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of miles.

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Withers Stakes

The Withers Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds willing to compete one and one-sixteenth mile on the dirt.

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Wood Memorial Stakes

The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

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Yerington, Nevada

Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_D._Wright

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