Riding immortal Bill Hartack dies at 74
Found dead in Texas cabin where he had arrived for an annual hunting trip..
Marcus Hersch DRF obit:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/90630.html
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hartack
HOF page:
http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/jockey.asp?ID=189
Hartack winning 1956 Preakness on Fabius, over Needles (Newsreel footage.. Starts at 4:01 and continues to Nashua winning Camden H. breaking Citation's earning mark):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZaJ1uEkxo
1964 Derby (:56-3:10 of Canadian TV report of Northern Dancer's death):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjA3-P3hpAY
Outstanding 1969 Preakness (Hartack-Majestic Prince; Baeza-Arts and Letters):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ1VB...eature=related
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Last edited by Kasept : 11-27-2007 at 06:42 AM.
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