Lenny Goodman (died September 24, 1996, in Rockville Centre, New York) was a jockey's agent notable for having "served as coach, tutor and surrogate father for the teen-aged jockey Steve Cauthen".[1][2][3] He has been described as the "William Morris of jockey agents"[4] and a "nonpareil agent".[5]

Goodman was inducted into The Jockey Agent's Hall of Fame.[6]

Goodman was also the agent for Wesley A. ward,[7] John Rotz, Bobby Ussery, Bill Hartack, Braulio Baeza[1] and Robbie Davis.[8] Baeza referred to him as “"Double-07' because Goodman is an astute handicapper who rarely puts the jockey on the wrong horse. "I owe a lot to him," Braulio said.”[9]

During World War II, he was a welder in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.[9]

A resident of Woodmere, New York, Goodman died at the age of 76 after several years of poor health after a stroke in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lenny Goodman, Jockey's Agent, 76". The New York Times. September 26, 1996. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Sugano, Frank (November 15, 1979). "He's still 'Stevie Wonder' in Japan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Strine, Gerald (December 21, 1977). "Steve Cauthen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Katz, Michael (January 19, 1977). "Agent's Know how a Key In Cauthen's Successes". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Joseph, Dave (July 26, 1987). "CALDER IS PLACE FOR RE-WARD JOCKEY HOPING FOR RETURN TO PAST". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "The Jockey Agent's Hall of Fame". The Camilo Marin Racing Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wesley A. Ward". Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Christine, Bill (March 15, 1989). "A TRAGIC RIDE : Robbie Davis Is Learning to Cope With Memory of Fellow Jockey's Fatal Spill". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. 1 2 DeFichy, Lou (January 1967). "BRAULIO, THE FAMILY MAN". The Horseman’s Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2020.


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