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  • The Great American Horse Race: Riding 1,966 Miles With No Crew, No Experience, and a $15 Saddle

    The Great American Horse Race: Riding 1,966 Miles With No Crew, No Experience, and a $15 Saddle

    By Tom Sites / #77 Great / Great American Horse Race 1976 (Curtis Lewis / Dennis Underwood photo)

    “That night, I dreamed of a dancing horse. The next day, I went back and bought him. I named him Jose Dante.”

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    January 10, 2026

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