10. Johnny Longden
Talk about a dreary Valentine’s Day! Johnny Longden was born and died on February 14. He passed away at the age of 96 and was a Triple Crown winner. He was a British jockey and rode atop a whopping 6,032 winning horses throughout his racing career, which spanned nearly four decades. He was quite an impressive jockey, and finally stopped racing in 1966. Yet he did not abandon his equestrian desires. He trained horses and even led one of them (Majestic Prince) to victory in the Kentucky Derby. That record made history, as Longden became the first person to both ride and train a winning horse.
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