Bobby Ussery, Hall of Fame jockey whose horse was DQ’d in 1968 Kentucky Derby, dies at 88

Bobby Ussery, Hall of Fame jockey whose horse was DQ’d in 1968 Kentucky Derby, dies at 88

Jockey Bob Ussery sits atop Proud Clarion as they entered the winners circle after winning the Kentucky Derby horse race, May 6, 1967 in Louisville. Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, died Thursday, Nov. 16, of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility in Hollywood, Fla., his son Robert told The Associated Press on Friday. He was 88.

Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, has died. He was 88.

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