Gary Stevens

Birth Name:

Gary Lynn Stevens

Birth Place:

Caldwell, Idaho, United States

Profession

Actor

In 1988, he won the Kentucky Derby aboard the horse Winning Colors
In 1996, he became the Jockeys' Guild President
Received the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1996
In July 2004, he got married to film producer Angela Athayde
At the age of seven, he was forced to wear a hip brace due to suffering from the degenerative disease Perthes syndrome
Is best known for his accomplishments as a horse racing jockey
In 2002, his book "The Perfect Ride," was published

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