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Mike Venezia, the Glossary

Michael Joseph Venezia (May 5, 1945 – October 13, 1988) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a horse racing accident.^[1]

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Burials at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood
Jockeys from New York City
Jockeys who died while racing
Sports deaths in New York (state)

Air Forbes Won

Air Forbes Won (April 13, 1979 - November 19, 2009) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 1982 Wood Memorial Stakes.

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Alabama Stakes

The Alabama Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race open to three-year-old fillies.

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Aqueduct Racetrack

Aqueduct Racetrack is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and casino in the South Ozone Park and Jamaica neighborhoods of Queens, New York City, United States.

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The Arlington Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four years old over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf held annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Bahamas Stakes

The Bahamas Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in January at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida.

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Belmont Park

Belmont Park is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Elmont, New York, just east of New York City limits best known for hosting the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the American Triple Crown. It was opened on May 4, 1905, and is one of the best well known racetracks in the United States. The original structure was demolished in 1963, and a second facility opened in 1968.

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Bertram F. Bongard Stakes

The Bertram F. Bongard Stakes is a listed stakes race for Thoroughbred two-year-olds run in the fall at Belmont Park, New York.

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Bill Shoemaker

William Lee Shoemaker (August 19, 1931 – October 12, 2003) was an American jockey, considered one of the greatest.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Busher Stakes

The Busher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred stakes horse race for three-year-old fillies run each February at Aqueduct Race Track in Jamaica, New York and as of 2016 carries a purse of $125,000.

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Canadian International Stakes

The Canadian International Stakes is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses from three years of age and upwards on Turf.

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Carter Handicap

The Carter Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of seven furlongs run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack.

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Cemetery of the Holy Rood

The Cemetery of the Holy Rood is a Catholic cemetery located in Westbury, New York.

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Demoiselle Stakes

The Demoiselle Stakes is a stakes race for thoroughbred horses open to two-year-old fillies who are willing to race the one and one-eighth miles on dirt.

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Diana Stakes

The Diana Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race.

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Discovery Stakes

The Discovery Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the latter part of November at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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East View Stakes

The East View Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Elmont, New York

Elmont is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in northwestern Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States, along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City.

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Evening Attire Stakes

The race is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Excelsior Stakes

The Excelsior Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

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Gotham Stakes

The Gotham Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run in early March at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Jockey

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession.

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Jockeys' Guild

The Jockeys' Guild Inc. is an American trade association based in Lexington, Kentucky, representing thoroughbred horse racing and American quarter horse professional jockeys.

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Ladies Stakes

The Ladies Stakes is a historic American Thoroughbred horse race for Fillies and Mares four years of age and older held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York.

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Lexington Stakes (NYRA)

The Lexington Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses run between 1961 and 2007.

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Mike Venezia Memorial Award

Mike Venezia Memorial Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually by the New York Racing Association to honor a jockey who exemplifies extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship.

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Mount Vernon Stakes

The Mount Vernon Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Nassau County Stakes

The Nassau County Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, Nassau County, New York.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Racing Association

The New York Racing Association, Inc.

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Ogden Phipps Stakes

The Ogden Phipps Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, four years of age and older run over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in mid June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Venezia

Also known as Michael Venezia, Venezia, Mike.

, Walter Blum, Washington Park Handicap, Westbury, New York, White Star Line.

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Burials at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood

Jockeys from New York City

Jockeys who died while racing

Sports deaths in New York (state)

References