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To be a great jockey, you have to have a stopwatch in your head. You keep your horse in hand until you're ready to take him out front—but you don't move out there until you're sure you can stay out there.

James Winkfield

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James Winkfield

James Winkfield

Born: April 12, 1882
Died: March 23, 1974 (aged 91)
Bio: James "Jimmy" Winkfield was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African American to ride a winner in the Kentucky Derby.

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