Steve Cauthen is a retired American jockey.
Steve Cauthen at the 2014 Belmont Stakes
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakn
Steve Cauthen
…1977 he became the first jockey to win over $6 million in a year working with agent Lenny Goodman, and in 1978 he became the youngest jockey to win the U. S. Triple Crown. Cauthen is the only jockey ever named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. After riding for a few years in the United States, he began racing in…
Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes
The sixth winner, Count Fleet, in the 1943 Kentucky Derby
The seventh winner, Assault, in 1946 at Westchester Handicap