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Article: Ex-bus driver Espinoza now rides in style; War Emblem's jockey has a knack for guiding the colt.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 7, 2002
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Byline: Rachel Blount; Staff Writer
Elmont, N.Y. -- Driving a bus in Mexico City will teach a young man a thing or two about managing traffic. Victor Espinoza put some of those navigational skills to use when he became a jockey, but the horse who lifted him to fame required more braking than steering.
War Emblem needed a rider who could ration his natural speed and get him to relax on the lead. Espinoza, 30, handled the colt beautifully in winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Two years after his breakthrough season in California, Espinoza now finds himself on a national stage as he tries to pilot War Emblem to the Triple Crown by winning the ...
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