Horse Racing

» Brent Sedo - Steve Cauthen's Career

I'd strongly disagree with the assertion that Steve Cauthen's career went on a "downward spiral" after the '78 Triple Crown. He simply made the wise decision that he would race in England, where he wouldn't have to struggle to make the (ridiculously low) North American weights. He was three-time British Champion jockey and won pretty much every major race in the UK and France (some more than once) including the Epsom Derby, the St. Leger Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup, the Irish Derby, the 2000 Guineas etc., etc. He's also in the US Racing Hall of Fame.

Hardly a failed career, I'd say.

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