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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Ray Sibille on |
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| the occasion of his retirement as a jockey after an illustrious |
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| career spanning 3 and a half decades; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sibille was born in Sunset, Louisiana; he grew |
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| up around horses and rode in match races as a youngster; he |
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| took out his jockey's license at the age of 16 and scored the |
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| first win of his career with Joe Sada at Evangeline Downs; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sibille began riding in Chicago in 1973, |
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| winning titles at Arlington, Hawthorne, and Sportsman's Park; |
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| he collected six wins on a program at Arlington on June 23, |
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| 1980; his 105 wins at Sportsman's Park in 1981 stood as a |
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| record until 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sibille moved his tack to California in 1981 |
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| and returned to the Chicago scene in 1993; his greatest racing |
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| thrill occurred in 1988, when he won the $2 million Breeders' |
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| Cup Turf with 12-1 long shot Great Communicator at Churchill |
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| Downs; he also won the San Juan Capistrano and Hollywood Derby |
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| with the same horse; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sibille earned career win number 4,000 at |
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| Sportsman's Park on April 18, 2000 aboard Beware The Ides; his |
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| career totals from Equibase Company list him with 4,264 wins |
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| from 36,858 mounts as of Wednesday, July 21, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Sibille had his final mount on Wednesday, July |
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| 21, 2004 at Arlington Park, where going into the race he was |
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| the fourth leading jockey in Park history with 981 wins; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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