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Willie Knapp

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William J. "Willie" Knapp (August 21, 1888 – October 26, 1972) was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey. [1]

34 relations: Advance Stakes, Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes, Astoria Stakes, Brighton Derby, Brighton Mile, Brooklyn Invitational Stakes, Chicago, Connaught Cup Stakes, Demoiselle Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Empire City Handicap, Exterminator (horse), Horse racing, Horse trainer, Jockey, Kentucky Derby, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Manhattan Handicap, Matron Stakes (Belmont Park), McLennan Handicap, Merchants and Citizens Handicap, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Queens County Handicap, Sanford Stakes, Saratoga Special Stakes, Spinaway Stakes, Sun Briar, Thoroughbred, Toronto Cup Stakes, Travers Stakes, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), United States, Upset (horse), Westchester Handicap.

Advance Stakes

The Advance Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1899 through 1910 at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn, New York.

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Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes

The Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Lassie Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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Astoria Stakes

The Astoria Stakes is a long-lived race for two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run at Belmont Park in early June during the Belmont Stakes carnival.

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Brighton Derby

The Brighton Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually by the Brighton Beach Racing Association at its Brighton Beach Race Course at Brighton Beach on Coney Island, New York.

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Brighton Mile

The Brighton Mile was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York.

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Brooklyn Invitational Stakes

The Brooklyn Invitational Stakes (formerly known as the Brooklyn Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Connaught Cup Stakes

The Connaught Cup Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

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Demoiselle Stakes

The Demoiselle Stakes is a stakes race for thoroughbred horses open to two-year-old fillies who are willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on dirt.

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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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Empire City Handicap

The Empire City Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race inaugurated on October 22, 1900, as part of the opening day racecard at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York.

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Exterminator (horse)

Exterminator (May 30, 1915 – September 26, 1945) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby, and in 1922 won Horse of the Year honors.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Horse trainer

A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines.

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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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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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Lawrence Realization Stakes

The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run on the turf in 1889.

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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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McLennan Handicap

The McLennan Handicap was an American thoroughbred horse race run annually each February from 1934–1961 at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida.

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Merchants and Citizens Handicap

The Merchants and Citizens Handicap is a defunct American Thoroughbred horse race which was held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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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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Queens County Handicap

The Queens County Handicap is an American Ungraded Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of December at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Sanford Stakes

The Sanford Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of July at the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Saratoga Special Stakes

The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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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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Sun Briar

Sun Briar (foaled 1915 in France) was a Thoroughbred racehorse retrospectively named the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt of 1917 and the American Champion Older Male Horse of 1919 by writers from The Blood-Horse magazine.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Toronto Cup Stakes

The Toronto Cup Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually on turf at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

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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 (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

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Upset (horse)

Upset was notable as the only horse to have ever defeated Man o' War.

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Westchester Handicap

The Westchester Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York run annually in early May.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Knapp

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