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Eddie Arcaro

Eddie Arcaro was born George Edward Arcaro on February 19, 1916 in Cincinatti, Ohio, in the United States, the son of an impoverished taxi driver. Small in stature, Eddie would go on to become one of the greatest thoroughbred horse-racing jockeys in the history of American racing. He is the only jockey[?] to win two Triple Crowns in Thoroughbred Racing. He performed the feat in 1941[?] on Whirlaway[?] and again in 1948[?] on Citation[?].

In addition, he won the Kentucky Derby three additional times, and the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes six additional times. In 1958 was elected to the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame[?]. His nickname was "Banana Nose."

Eddie Arcaro died on November 4, 1997.



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