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The Flying Nun Jockey Sandy Schleiffers at Finger Lakes
Sandy Schleiffers, 25, known as The Flying Nun, balances a racing career at Finger Lakes with dreams of returning to a convent. California born rider from Clinton Iowa, she stands 4 feet 11 1/4 inches and weighs 103 pounds, has ridden at over a dozen tracks since 1969, claims 70 wins and about 100 second or third places, and survived a broken shoulder and several spills while pursuing racing over college.
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Finger Lakes Race Track
Sanandaigua
N. Y
Sandy Schleiffers
Flying Nun
Sisters of St. Francis
Clinton
Iowa
Sandy
Finger Lakes
Jockeys’ Guild