Nick Shuk American Jockey
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First Name |
Nick
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Last Name |
Shuk
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Birthday |
30th September, 1930
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Birthplace |
Downers Grove, Illinois United States
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Died |
1st October, 1983
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Jockey
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Occupation |
Jockey
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Nicholas Shuk (September 30, 1930 – October 1983) was an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He began his career in 1948 as a contract rider for Art Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. In the 1950s, Shuk won the Maryland jockey title seven times and was the leading jockey at Delaware Park Racetrack three times. He handled such stars as Art Rooney's Little Harp, Brazen Brat, Cida, Tuscany, and Singing Beauty. Shuk rode Laffango, one of the top two-year-olds of 1952.