Own a piece of horse racing history with this 2012 Panini Golden Age Jean Cruguet trading card featuring a hard-signed autograph from the Triple Crown-winning jockey. This single-insert card is part of the Golden Age Historic Signatures insert set and showcases Cruguet with his Kentucky Derby victory.
The 20 Pt. card stock and English language make this card a great addition to any sports trading card collection. The card is in near mint condition and comes with Panini America autograph authentication. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own this original, ungraded card from a legendary jockey.
Jean Cruguet (born March 8, 1939 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a retired French-American thoroughbred horse racing jockey who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. In 1976, Cruguet rode the two-year-old colt Seattle Slew to victory in the Champagne Stakes. The following year, he and Seattle Slew won the Wood Memorial Stakes and the Flamingo Stakes en route to winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, thereby capturing American racing's Triple Crown. In a move still written about today, with 20 yards to go to the finish line in the Belmont Stakes, Cruguet stood up in the stirrups, raised his right arm over his head, and jubilantly gave the crowd a victory salute by waving his whip in the air.