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Horses and jockeys mature earlier than people - which is why horses are admitted to race tracks at the age of two and jockeys before they are old enough to shave.

Dick Beddoes

Horses and jockeys mature earlier than people - which is why horses are admitted to race tracks at the age of two and jockeys before they are old enough to shave.

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About Dick Beddoes

Richard Herbert Beddoes (c. 1926 – 24 August 1991) was a Canadian sports journalist. He was a columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail and later appeared on television and radio.