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Irwin Driedger remembered as champion Canadian jockey
Canadian Thoroughbred reports the death of Hall of Fame jockey Irwin Driedger at 66 after a cancer battle on May 20. A Sovereign Award winner with over 1,600 wins, he served as Woodbine’s Director of Racing Surfaces and influenced Canadian racing through the Jockeys Benefit Association. Driedger’s career highlighted ups at Assiniboia Downs and Woodbine, and he was named to the 2023 Hall of Fame class.
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Irwin Driedger
Woodbine
Driedger
Jockey’s Benefit Association of Canada
Canada
Bob Gates
Irwin
Assiniboia Downs
Clifford
Shorty” Gray
Russell
Manitoba
Neepawa Fair Grounds
Admiral Zenith
Swishaway
Lethbridge
Downs
Ken Adams
Kenny Adams
the Downs
Lorne Spearman
Greenwood
Fort Erie
Chris McCance
United States
Joe Perlove
Avelino Gomez
Astral Moon
Baladi
Victor’s Pride
Major Enterprise
Scarlet Rich
Liz
Pride
Jockeys’ Guild of Canada
Direc
Tor
C.J