Steve Cauthen: ‘The Kid’
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Few athletes, human or equine, ever burst onto the national scene as quickly as Steve Cauthen.
In 1977, one year after he began riding, he paced all jockeys with 487 victories and emerged as the first to earn as much as $6 million in purses in a single season. In 1978, “The Kid” gained the distinction of being the youngest jockey to win the Triple Crown as his precocious talent helped Affirmed repel Alydar in one of the fiercest rivalries any sport has known.