Don Brumfield
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| Don Brumfield | ||
| Occupation: | Jockey | |
| Birthplace: | Kentucky, United States | |
| Birth date: | 1938 (age 70) | |
| Career wins: | 4,573 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Spinster Stakes(1964) Kentucky Oaks (1966) American Classic Race wins: |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award (1988) |
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| Honours | ||
| United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1996) | ||
| Significant Horses | ||
| Kauai King , Forward Pass, Northernette | ||
Don Brumfield is an American jockey from Kentucky. [1]
During his thirty-five year career, Brumfield won 4,573 races in 33,222 rides. [2] He retired from racing in 1989. [3] Brumfield is the "track all-time leading rider in terms of races won (925)" at Churchill Downs, [4] where he won 16 riding titles. [5] Brumfield rode Kauai King to victory in the 1966 Kentucky Derby.
He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1996.
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- ^ "Crown for a King" Time Magazine, Friday, May 13, 1966.
- ^ "In Honor of Hall of Famers, Sir Cat Triumphs" By Joseph Durso. The New York Times, August 6, 1996
- ^ “SPORTS PEOPLE; Brumfield Retires” The New York Times, September 24, 1989
- ^ Kentucky Derby website
- ^ "In Honor of Hall of Famers, Sir Cat Triumphs" by Joseph Durso, The New York Times, August 6, 1996
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