1. Art Sherman was born on February 17,1937 and is a former American horse trainer and jockey.
20 Facts About Art Sherman
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Art Sherman began his career as a stable hand for Rex Ellsworth and Mesh Tenney.
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In 1957, Sherman became a licensed jockey, enjoying modest success, and began training horses in 1979.
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Art Sherman had trained ten Graded stakes winners and is credited with over 2,100 wins prior to becoming the trainer of California Chrome.
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Art Sherman was hired to train California Chrome in 2013, due to his "old school" training techniques.
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Art Sherman is married and has two sons, Alan and Steve, both in the horse training business.
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Art Sherman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Jewish.
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Art Sherman lived in Whittier, California and attended Whittier High School.
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At age 17, Art Sherman got a job as stable hand on Rex Ellsworth's ranch.
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Art Sherman rode in the train boxcar with the horse while traveling from California to Kentucky, sleeping on a bed of straw next to the horse during the four night trip.
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Art Sherman was at the 1956 Derby as a stable hand for Ellsworth's horse Terrang, who finished 12th.
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The highlight of Art Sherman's career came when he beat his idol and future Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Arcaro in a race.
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Art Sherman won over 2,000 races during his riding career.
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Art Sherman met his wife, Faye, on a blind date while riding in Chicago.
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Art Sherman's other son, Steve, is a trainer, working out of Golden Gate Fields.
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Art Sherman owns a home in a north San Diego retirement community, but says he has no plans to retire.
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Art Sherman has trained 50 horses at a time, but downsized to about 17 in the 2010s.
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Art Sherman subsequently led the horse to a four-race winning streak heading into the 2014 Kentucky Derby, including a decisive win in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby.
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Art Sherman's assistant is his son, Alan, who is a licensed trainer.
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Art Sherman did most of the hands-on day-to-day work with California Chrome and stayed with him throughout his Triple Crown travels when Art returned to California to oversee the rest of the stable.