Who shared Compton's last victory with him?
James William Pearson
John Smith
William Brown
Robert Johnson
Answer
James William Pearson shared Compton's last victory with him. Pearson, a fellow jockey, rode the horse named "The Bard" to victory in the 1923 Kentucky Derby, while Compton rode the horse named "Zev" to second place. This was Compton's final race before his untimely death in a plane crash just a few months later.
Skyward Valor: The Heroic Feats of Lieutenant Harry Compton
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