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Steve Cauthen interview: The 'Kentucky Kid' looks back on life in the saddle and his return to Ascot

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Steve Cauthen interview: The 'Kentucky Kid' looks back on life in the saddle and his return to Ascot

Steve Cauthen retired from the sport of jockey at the age of 32. He was the first jockeying to earn $6 million in a year and was Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year in 1977. Cuthen was also the youngest joker to win the Triple Crown. This week he will join ITV for its coverage of Royal Ascot. He rode 38 winners in the event. His last ride was Marquee Universal at Salisbury. It was 20 years since Cutthen's last visit to Britain. The American was brought up around horses in Kentucky. In 1979 he arrived in Britain and travelled via Shannon, Ireland and Blackbushe, Hampshire.

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