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Originally Posted by Merlinsky
Just saw actor D.B. Sweeney offer up a little Triple Crown trivia on Twitter. Apparently his uncle was Warren Mehrtens, jockey of Triple Crown winner Assault. He tweeted that he was very proud of that fact. He also mentioned that Mehrtens was the only TC winning jockey not in the Hall of Fame..
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Mehrtens not alone among Crown winning riders. Cruget isn't in the Hall of Fame either. They're both in a strange spot. Unique accomplishment within their careers but neither with HOF resumes overall.
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