[DOC] [TLE] Bill Shoemaker - Wikipedia [PAR] William Lee "Bill" Shoemaker (August 19, 1931  October 12, 2003) was an 
American jockey. ... Fabens, Texas, United States ... Career wins, 8,833 ... His 
career as a jockey began in his teenage years, with his first professional ride on 
... the oldest jockey ever to win the race (at age 54) aboard the 18-1 outsider 
Ferdinand. [DOC] [TLE] House 108 HE 439 [108] H.Res.439 2003-11-10T00:00:00 Public ... [PAR] ... born Billie Lee Shoemaker on August 19, 1931, in Fabens, Texas; Whereas 
Willie ... Willie Shoemaker won his first race at the age of 18 and had compiled 
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of another jockey, when Laffit Pincay passed his record 8,833 career wins. ... 
1931, Born August 19 in Fabens, Texas to parents Bebe and Ruby Shoemaker ... 
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Shoemaker won 8,833 races, a record that stood for 29 years. ... At age 54, he 
became the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. ... Competing for the first 
time at the age of 18, Shoemaker retired in 1990 with an impressive... [DOC] [TLE] Congressional Record, Volume 150 Issue 25 (Tuesday, March 2 ... [PAR] Mar 2, 2004 ... ... born Billie Lee Shoemaker on August 19, 1931, in Fabens, Texas; Whereas ... 
won his first race at the age of 18 and had compiled 8,833 victories by the ... 
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history. He won his first race at 18. By the time he retired in 1990 he had won 
8,833 races, including four ... He was the first jockey to win over $100 million. ... 
the gifted hands of the world's greatest jockey at such an advanced athletic age, 
the feat... [DOC] [TLE] ESPN.com: Shoemaker made racing history [PAR] Those hands guided 8,833 winners, a world record that would stand until broken 
by ... in 1986, at age 54, when he became the oldest to win the Run for the Roses
. Billie Lee Shoemaker was born Aug. 19, 1931, in the west Texas town of 
Fabens. ... A month later the 17-year-old Shoemaker registered his first win, 
aboard... [DOC] [TLE] Willie Shoemaker - Everything2.com [PAR] In his career, which lasted until 1990, Shoemaker won 8833 races, a record 
which ... the horse Ferdinand, at the age of 54...and 31 years after his first 
Kentucky Derby won, ... For nearly forty years he was the winningest jockey in 
horse racing history. The Shoe. Bill Shoemaker was born in Fabens, Texas on 
August 19, 1931. [DOC] [TLE] Willie Shoemaker | Article about Willie Shoemaker by The Free ... [PAR] 19312003, American jockey, b. ... and Golden Gloves boxer, he became a 
jockey and won his first race at age 18. ... The former all-time leader in career 
victories (8,833; surpassed in 1999 by Laffit ... (1931 ) jockey; born in Fabens, 
Texas. ... the Shoemaker Foundation, named for the legendary jockey, Willie 
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Question: Born in Fabens, Texas in 1931, this legendary jockey won his first of 8,833 races at age 18
Answer: Willie Shoemaker