Angel Montano Sr

Angel Montano, Longtime Kentucky Trainer, Dies on 80th Birthday

Angel O. Montano Sr., a longtime Kentucky-based trainer, died Oct. 1. The Churchill Downs publicity department confirmed the death, noting in a Twitter posting that his passing coincided with the date of his 80th birthday. Daily Racing Form reported the cause of death as numerous health issues complicated by a recent hospitalization for COVID-19. According to a 2010 profile in the Evansville Courier & Press, Montano arrived in Louisville at age 17, taking a three-day bus ride from his native Mexico City after his contract as a jockey was purchased...

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