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This is a photographic portrait of jockey John "Gentleman John" L. Rotz.
Rotz, widely known as “Gentleman John” as a nod to his professionalism, received the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1973. Rotz was the North American stakes race leader in 1969 and 1970. He claimed wins in both the Preakness (aboard Greek Money, 1962) and Belmont Stakes (aboard High Echelon, 1970). Rotz won 2,907 races over his 20-year career and was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1983.