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Seamstress Tad Legere Designs Racing Silks for Jockeys
Kentucky born seamstress Marion Francis Legere known as Tad ships racing silks from Belmont Park in season and supervises a training track in Columbia South Carolina in winter. For 15 years she has outfitted professionals and amateurs including jockeys and three Kentucky Derby winners. Sir Winston Churchill and Arthur Godfrey are listed as customers.
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Marion Francis Legere
Kentucky
Sir Winston Churchill
Arthur Godfrey