Turkish Trousers (horse) Turkish Trousers (horse) Turkish Trousers (foaled 1968) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse bred and raced by California businessman, Howard B. Keck. Ridden by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bill Shoemaker, two-year-old Turkish Trousers made her debut a winning one on December 30, 1970 at Santa Anita Park. The following year she was the dominant filly of her age group and after winning eight important stakes, was voted the 1971 Eclipse Award for American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. Her wins included the top race for three-year-old fillies at each of the three Southern California tracks, taking the Del Mar
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