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The Flying Nun Jockey Sandy Schleiffers off to Convent
Sandy Schleiffers known as The Flying Nun at Finger Lakes Race Track is 25 and plans to ride on. A California born jockey from Clinton Iowa she quit college for the convent but hopes to return there someday. She has ridden at many tracks and earned over 70 wins with numerous top placements.
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Finger Lakes Race Track
Canandaigua
N. Y
Sandy Schleiffers
Flying Nun
Sisters of St. Francis
Clinton
Iowa
Sandy
Finger Lakes
Jockeys’ Guild
N.Y