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- Nick_Shuk abstract "Nicholas "Nick" 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.Shuk rode in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes with his best finish coming in the 1955 Preakness with Montpelier Stable's colt Saratoga who finished second to Nashua. He won the Monmouth Oaks in 1953 with Grecian Queen who was later chosen American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.Nick Shuk served as a mentor to riders such as Stewart Elliott who rode Smarty Jones to victory in the Kentucky Derby. He was considered by jockeys such as Bill Hartack to be one of the finest gate riders.Well into his fifties, Nick Shuk remained in remarkable condition despite numerous spills and traumas on the track. At age 50, he rode 510 races and scored 47 victories. In 1983, he succumbed to cancer after winning 2,668 races in his career. He was living in Laurel, Maryland at the time of his passing in 1983.In 2001, John M. Toothman published his biography title The Reinsman: The Nick Shuk Story. (ISBN 978-1588984340)".
- Nick_Shuk award Delaware_Park_Racetrack.
- Nick_Shuk birthDate "1930-09-30".
- Nick_Shuk birthPlace Downers_Grove,_Illinois.
- Nick_Shuk birthYear "1930".
- Nick_Shuk deathDate "1983".
- Nick_Shuk deathYear "1983".
- Nick_Shuk honours Delaware_Park_Racetrack.
- Nick_Shuk occupation Jockey.
- Nick_Shuk race Barbara_Fritchie_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Barbaro_Stakes_at_Delaware_Park.
- Nick_Shuk race Canadian_International_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Champagne_Stakes_(United_States).
- Nick_Shuk race Correction_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Delaware_Oaks.
- Nick_Shuk race Dixie_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Gotham_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Hialeah_Turf_Cup_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Jerome_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Ladies_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Lamplighter_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Laurel_Futurity_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Merchants_and_Citizens_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Monmouth_Oaks.
- Nick_Shuk race Peter_Pan_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Sapling_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Saranac_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Spinaway_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Sussex_Stakes_(United_States).
- Nick_Shuk race Toboggan_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk raceHorse Damascus_(horse).
- Nick_Shuk raceHorse Grecian_Queen.
- Nick_Shuk raceHorse Sailor_II.
- Nick_Shuk wikiPageID "22583135".
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- Nick_Shuk wins "2668".
- Nick_Shuk awards Delaware_Park_Racetrack.
- Nick_Shuk awards "Leading jockey in Maryland".
- Nick_Shuk birthDate "1930-09-30".
- Nick_Shuk birthPlace Downers_Grove,_Illinois.
- Nick_Shuk birthPlace "United States".
- Nick_Shuk careerWins "2668".
- Nick_Shuk dateOfBirth "1930-09-30".
- Nick_Shuk dateOfDeath "1983".
- Nick_Shuk deathDate "October, 1983".
- Nick_Shuk hasPhotoCollection Nick_Shuk.
- Nick_Shuk honours "Nick Shuk Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park".
- Nick_Shuk horses "Pilaster, Saratoga, Damascus, Gandharva, Aughill, Shield Bearer, Singing Beauty, Tuscany, Navy Page, Grecian Queen, Jolly Jet, Brazen Brat, Little Harp, Plion, Invigorator, Laffango, Big Mo, Sailor".
- Nick_Shuk name "Nick Shuk".
- Nick_Shuk name "Shuk, Nick".
- Nick_Shuk occupation Jockey.
- Nick_Shuk placeOfBirth "Downers Grove, Illinois United States".
- Nick_Shuk race Barbara_Fritchie_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Barbaro_Stakes_at_Delaware_Park.
- Nick_Shuk race Canadian_International_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Correction_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Delaware_Oaks.
- Nick_Shuk race Dixie_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Gotham_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Hialeah_Turf_Cup_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Jerome_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Ladies_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Lamplighter_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Laurel_Futurity_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Merchants_and_Citizens_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race Monmouth_Oaks.
- Nick_Shuk race Peter_Pan_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Sapling_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Saranac_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Spinaway_Stakes.
- Nick_Shuk race Sussex_Stakes_(United_States).
- Nick_Shuk race Toboggan_Handicap.
- Nick_Shuk race "Betsy Ross Stakes".
- Nick_Shuk race "Buckeye Handicap".
- Nick_Shuk race "Champagne Stakes".
- Nick_Shuk race "Diamond State Stakes".
- Nick_Shuk race "Dover Stakes".
- Nick_Shuk race "Fort McHenry Handicap".
- Nick_Shuk race "Pageant Stakes".
- Nick_Shuk race "Southern Maryland Handicap".
- Nick_Shuk shortDescription "American jockey".
- Nick_Shuk description "American jockey".
- Nick_Shuk description "American jockey".
- Nick_Shuk subject Category:1930_births.
- Nick_Shuk subject Category:1983_deaths.
- Nick_Shuk subject Category:American_jockeys.
- Nick_Shuk subject Category:People_from_Downers_Grove,_Illinois.
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