Charles Town Native, Celebrated Jockey Bracciale Has Passed Away
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Charles Town native and celebrated jockey Vincent “Jimbo” Bracciale Jr. has passed away. Bracciale began as a jockey in 1974. That same year trainer Frank Whiteley Jr. put the young Bracciale on the legendary filly Ruffian for an allowance race. They won it by more than 12 lengths. A tribute to…