To continue my look at well-known El Pasoans, this week I'll look at jockey Willie Shoemaker. He was born Aug. 19, 1931, in Fabens. At the time of his birth he weighed 2 1/2 pounds, and the doctor ...

To stony-faced Willie Shoemaker, 30, it probably felt monotonous. In the last 75 years, only 42 riders have booted home six winners in a day; Shoemaker has done it eight times.

Jockey Willie Shoemaker is usually a highly relaxed performer; he hunches up over his mount's neck and almost seems to let matters take their course. But, riding a colt named The Hoop last week, ...

May 7 – Willie Shoemaker was born in Fabens, Texas, in 1931, a very small baby who would grow up to be a diminutive man.

Jockey Willie Shoemaker retired from horse racing on Feb. 3, 1990. Shoemaker was born Aug. 19, 1931, in Fabens and died of natural causes Oct. 12, 2003, in San Marino, California.

William Lee Shoemaker, jockey: born Fabens, Texas 19 August 1931; three times married (one daughter); died San Marino, California 12 October 2003. It was always going to be a remarkable life for ...