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Paige Presents: This Week in Horse History - September 7th
The Week of September 7th through 13th
September 7, 1970: Jockey Willie Shoemaker earned his 6,033rd win, breaking Johnny Longden’s previous record number of 6,032 race wins. Shoemaker would go on to win 8,833 races in his lifetime, 11 of them Triple Crown races, and some of his mounts included the legendary Thoroughbreds John Henry, Forego, Northern Dancer and Spectacular Bid. Although Shoemaker suffered many of the serious injuries that afflict jockeys, he always recovered to ride again. His worst injury occurred when he was paralyzed in a car accident in 1991 after the end of his riding career.
September 10, 2004: Racehorse Zippy Chippy, America’s most losingest racehorse, lost his 100th race, held at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton, MA. Although his bloodlines included famous racehorses like Bold Ruler, Northern Dancer, and Man o’ War, Zippy Chippy lost 100 out of 100 starts. He was included in People Magazine’s list of the most interesting personalities of 2000. Zippy Chippy did manage a victory in 2001, when he won narrowly over baseball player Darnell McDonald over a sprint of 120 feet. For a firsthand account of Zippy’s 100th loss, see http://www.equidaily.com/bestbet/extras/misc/zippy.html
September 11, 2008: Team Italy wins the first FEI World Reining Championship held in Menerbio, Italy. Sixteen countries participated in the event which was organized by the Italian Reining Horse Association. Italy took the gold, with the US team claiming the silver and Team Germany taking the bronze medal. Team Italy was made up of riders Davide Brighenti, Dario Carmignani, Martin Gamper and Gennaro Lendi. Their coach was Mario Sbrana. The team earned a total of 667.5 points to win the event. For more information, please see the National Reining Horse Association’s archives, located at:
http://press.nrha.com/2008/09/12/091208-2008-fei-world-reining-championship-team-italy-takes-the-gold/
Footage of the event can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIsjTr3Hm1w
September 7, 1970: Jockey Willie Shoemaker earned his 6,033rd win, breaking Johnny Longden’s previous record number of 6,032 race wins. Shoemaker would go on to win 8,833 races in his lifetime, 11 of them Triple Crown races, and some of his mounts included the legendary Thoroughbreds John Henry, Forego, Northern Dancer and Spectacular Bid. Although Shoemaker suffered many of the serious injuries that afflict jockeys, he always recovered to ride again. His worst injury occurred when he was paralyzed in a car accident in 1991 after the end of his riding career.
September 10, 2004: Racehorse Zippy Chippy, America’s most losingest racehorse, lost his 100th race, held at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton, MA. Although his bloodlines included famous racehorses like Bold Ruler, Northern Dancer, and Man o’ War, Zippy Chippy lost 100 out of 100 starts. He was included in People Magazine’s list of the most interesting personalities of 2000. Zippy Chippy did manage a victory in 2001, when he won narrowly over baseball player Darnell McDonald over a sprint of 120 feet. For a firsthand account of Zippy’s 100th loss, see http://www.equidaily.com/bestbet/extras/misc/zippy.html
September 11, 2008: Team Italy wins the first FEI World Reining Championship held in Menerbio, Italy. Sixteen countries participated in the event which was organized by the Italian Reining Horse Association. Italy took the gold, with the US team claiming the silver and Team Germany taking the bronze medal. Team Italy was made up of riders Davide Brighenti, Dario Carmignani, Martin Gamper and Gennaro Lendi. Their coach was Mario Sbrana. The team earned a total of 667.5 points to win the event. For more information, please see the National Reining Horse Association’s archives, located at:
http://press.nrha.com/2008/09/12/091208-2008-fei-world-reining-championship-team-italy-takes-the-gold/
Footage of the event can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIsjTr3Hm1w
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Comment by Over Fences on September 8, 2009 at 12:37pm
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I spent some time at the races as a child but never really known the horses & jockeys individually.
I'd wondered about the Olympic Reigning, but I havent seen it yet. I'm going look at their site.
Thank You So Much Paige! What a great Blog
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Comment by Carol Pullum on September 7, 2009 at 8:45pm
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Very interesting.I love Willie Shoemaker, saw him ride(on tv), in many of those races. My fave story was when he did an interview and said he was so small when born they told his mom he would not make it,(no neonatal icu in those days),but she kept him warm in a box in the oven.Good story, great jockey.
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