billrock
04-20-2007, 03:12 AM
On this date in 1949 Bill Shoemaker won his first race, aboard Shafter V, at Golden Gate Fields.
On this date in 1999 trainer Charlie Whittingham died in Pasadena, Calif., of complications from leukemia. He was 86.
On this date in 1999 trainer Charlie Whittingham died in Pasadena, Calif., of complications from leukemia. He was 86.