Don Seymour
| Don Seymour | |
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| Occupation | Play The King, Alywow |
Donald J. Seymour (1961 – 26 June 2020) was a
Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns
.
Born in
Play The King in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. In 1989 he signed on with Kinghaven Farms where that year he teamed up with trainer Roger Attfield to become the first in twenty-six years to capture Canada's Triple Crown series. Following their 1989 Triple Crown with the colt With Approval, in 1990 they repeated the feat with Izvestia
, an achievement that has never been equalled.
Don Seymour retired in 1994 having won the Sovereign Award as Canada's top jockey a record four times. In 1995 he was voted the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the sport of horse racing. In 1999, he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
He died on 26 June 2020, at the age of 58, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).[1][2]
References
- ^ "Canadian HOF Rider Don Seymour Dies". Thoroughbred Daily News. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ Don Seymour 1961 2020