Sadness at death of jockey legend Shoemaker

There was sadness in racing circles today at the death of legendary former jockey Bill Shoemaker, until recently the all-time leading rider for the number of wins, who died at the age of 72.

He partnered 8,833 winners in his career, a total that still leaves him second in the all-time list behind Laffit Pincay’s total of 9,530.