Legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker has died at age 72. Shoe, who won 11 Triple Crown races and $123 million in purses, amassed one of the gaudiest numbers in sport -- if you won a horse race every single day of your life, it would take more than 24 years to pass Shoemaker's 8,883 wins.
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