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Sandy Hawley is one of the most talented jockeys in horse racing history despite never winning a Triple Crown race.

Sandy Hawley: Overnight Sensation, Lasting Legend

In the sport of horse racing, a great deal of emphasis is placed on winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, the three races that comprise the coveted U.S. Triple Crown.

Almost as much attention is paid to the Breeders’ Cup, the 14-race extravaganza that serves as the year-end championship of U.S. horse racing.

Granville James Stout 1936 Horse of the Year

Underappreciated Horse Racing Stars of 20th Century: Cavalcade, Granville, and Myrtlewood

Few decades resonate still in the consciousness of sports, yet many of the names and faces of the 1930s remain well known to this day.

The Sport’s Great Rivalries: Affirmed and Alydar

There are millions of words that can be used to describe the intense emotions rolled into a classic rivalry.

Yet there’s just one word, with only three letters, that stamps certain athletic battles as those rare confrontations that can withstand the test of time and grow even more legendary with each passing generation.

And.

It’s that simple.

Whenever you cannot name one participant without the reflexive action of adding that “and” for the second one, you know you have something truly special.

Yankees and Red Sox.

Celtics and Lakers.

Native Dancer: The Nearly Perfect Grey Ghost of Sagamore

He was the practically perfect Thoroughbred.

Twenty-two starts. Twenty-one victories.

Omaha, Ak-Sar-Ben, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

1935 Triple Crown Winner Omaha: The Belair Bullet

He stands alone in the annals of Thoroughbred racing, the only Triple Crown winner sired by a Triple Crown winner.

Omaha had big shoes to fill when he was foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. on March 24, 1932. His daddy was 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox who scored nine victories in 10 races and had become the greatest money winner in the history of American racing.

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