Professional Horse Jockey. Robert Nelson Ussery, a thoroughbred horse racing jockey, proved to be a champion rider from the very beginning. He won his first professional race at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans on November 22, 1951, and went on to win an impressive 3,611 races at various tracks. In 1960, he secured a second-place finish at the Kentucky Derby and a win at the Preakness Stakes riding Bally Ache. With his exceptional skills and numerous victories, He established himself as one of the most accomplished jockeys in the sport's history. He achieved his greatest triumph in 1967 when he rode Proud Clarion to victory in the Derby. He repeated that feat in 1968 but the horse was disqualified for using phenylbutazone, a banned substance in Kentucky at the time, and was relegated to last place. He retired in 1974 after a stellar career and was posthumously inducted into both the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2011. He passed away at the age of 88 from congestive heart failure.
Professional Horse Jockey. Robert Nelson Ussery, a thoroughbred horse racing jockey, proved to be a champion rider from the very beginning. He won his first professional race at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans on November 22, 1951, and went on to win an impressive 3,611 races at various tracks. In 1960, he secured a second-place finish at the Kentucky Derby and a win at the Preakness Stakes riding Bally Ache. With his exceptional skills and numerous victories, He established himself as one of the most accomplished jockeys in the sport's history. He achieved his greatest triumph in 1967 when he rode Proud Clarion to victory in the Derby. He repeated that feat in 1968 but the horse was disqualified for using phenylbutazone, a banned substance in Kentucky at the time, and was relegated to last place. He retired in 1974 after a stellar career and was posthumously inducted into both the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2011. He passed away at the age of 88 from congestive heart failure.
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