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Steve Cauthen became the first jockey to...

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Steve Cauthen became the first jockey to complete a sweep the world’s four major thoroughbred derbies when he rode Old Vic to a four-length victory in the Irish Derby at the Curragh in Dublin.

Cauthen, a former U.S. and British riding champion who moved to England from Kentucky several years ago, added the Irish title to earlier victories in the Kentucky Derby, the French Derby and the English Derby.

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