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Job Dean Jessop is a retired American jockey who was born on 4 December, 1926 in Logan, Utah. He began his career as a jockey in 1945 and retired in 1975. He is best known for his success in the Kentucky Derby, having won the race three times in his career. Jessop was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1979. He was also inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. Jessop's career highlights include winning the Kentucky Derby three times (1951, 1954, and 1957), the Preakness Stakes twice (1951 and 1954), and the Belmont Stakes once (1954). He also won the Travers Stakes twice (1951 and 1954). As of 2021, Job Dean Jessop's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million. He has earned his wealth from his successful career as a jockey.

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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 4 December, 1926
Birthday 4 December
Birthplace Logan, Utah
Date of death (2001-01-30)
Died Place Boerne, Texas
Nationality United States

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1970

Jessop retired from riding in 1970 and settled in Texas where for a short time he was involved with training horses. He died in 2001 in Boerne, in Kendall County, Texas.

1946

Of Jessop's four mounts in the Kentucky Derby, his best result was two third-place finishes. In 1946, he was third on Hampden behind eventual Triple Crown winner, Assault. Guiding the great Hall of Fame mare Gallorette, he won the Queens County Handicap against male horses in 1947. In 1950, he won the Ashland Stakes and the following year rode Ruhe to victory in the Blue Grass Stakes, then finished third with the colt in that year's Derby. Among his other victories, Jessop rode in Vancouver, British Columbia, winning the 1961 B.C. Oaks with the filly Be Famous. He was also the regular rider of Triplicate.

1944

Born in Logan, Utah, Jessop was eighteen when on August 9, 1944, as an apprentice jockey he won six races in one program at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky. In 1945 he won more races than any other jockey in the United States, finishing the year with 290 victories. His accomplishment was most impressive as a result of government wartime restrictions which had limited the racing year to approximately seven and one-half months.

1926

Job Dean Jessop (December 4, 1926 - January 30, 2001) was an American National Champion Thoroughbred racing jockey.