Born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Etobicoke, Ontario, Don Seymour began his professional racing career riding in Western Canada. From 1981 to 1986 he was the leading rider in Alberta. In 1988, he finished second aboard Play The King in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. In 1989 he signed on with Kinghaven Farms where that year he teamed up with trainerRoger Attfield to become the first in twenty-six years to capture Canada's Triple Crown series. Following their 1989 Triple Crown with the colt With Approval, in 1990 they repeated the feat with Izvestia, an achievement that has never been equalled.
seymour, australian, rules, footballer, footballer, donald, seymour, 1961, june, 2020, canadian, jockey, thoroughbred, horse, racing, only, jockey, history, canadian, triple, crowns, occupationjockeyborn1961hamilton, ontario, canadadied26, june, 2020, aged, ba. For the Australian rules footballer see Don Seymour footballer Donald J Seymour 1961 26 June 2020 was a Canadian jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is the only jockey in history to win two Canadian Triple Crowns Don SeymourOccupationJockeyBorn1961Hamilton Ontario CanadaDied26 June 2020 aged 58 Barrie Ontario CanadaCareer wins2 138Major racing winsCanadian Triple Crown 1989 1990 Plate Trial Stakes 1989 1990 1991 Queen s Plate 1989 1990 Prince of Wales Stakes 1989 1990 Breeders Stakes 1989 1990 1992 Molson Export Million 1990 Jammed Lovely Stakes 1993 Racing awardsSovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1985 1987 1989 1990 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award 1995 HonoursCanadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 1999 Significant horsesWith Approval Term Limits Carotene Izvestia Play The King AlywowBorn in Hamilton Ontario and raised in Etobicoke Ontario Don Seymour began his professional racing career riding in Western Canada From 1981 to 1986 he was the leading rider in Alberta In 1988 he finished second aboard Play The King in the Breeders Cup Sprint In 1989 he signed on with Kinghaven Farms where that year he teamed up with trainer Roger Attfield to become the first in twenty six years to capture Canada s Triple Crown series Following their 1989 Triple Crown with the colt With Approval in 1990 they repeated the feat with Izvestia an achievement that has never been equalled Don Seymour retired in 1994 having won the Sovereign Award as Canada s top jockey a record four times In 1995 he was voted the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award in recognition of his significant contribution to the sport of horse racing In 1999 he was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame He died on 26 June 2020 at the age of 58 from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD 1 2 References Edit Canadian HOF Rider Don Seymour Dies Thoroughbred Daily News 2020 06 29 Retrieved 2020 09 24 Don Seymour 1961 2020 Don Seymour at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Seymour amp oldid 1105568672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
