Henry Moreno

Henry Moreno (circa 1930 - 2007-02-01) was a Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.

Moreno's most important win for Harry F. Guggenheim's stable came in the 1953 Kentucky Derby when he rode Dark Star to victory over future the Hall of Fame colt, Native Dancer.

In his later years he battled pancreatic cancer and in 2007 died at age 77 at Florence, Oregon.

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