Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 2, 2018 Journalists Share Posted October 2, 2018 I enjoyed reading Bill Finley’s article about Tony Black. Amazing! There is a comment that the oldest jockey to win a race was 69. The Chilean, Emeterio Guzmán, who recently died in a racing accident, was 72 when he won his last race. He was a friend of mine and much loved in the Chilean racing community. He even had a brief stint with Richard Mandella in California. Bill might have been referring to just in the USA. Guzmán was born in 1945 and died in a training accident on July 22, 2018. He won his first race on January 17, 1965 and his last on the 5th of March of 2018 at 72 years of age. He spent seven months in California in 1971 and won some races there also. I’m including a video that was made in his honor after he passed away and also one of his last win. He was loved by everyone and never missed a day of morning workouts. I knew that he would be there waiting with a big smile on his face whenever I went to the stables at the Club Hípico de Santiago. —John Fulton View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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