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Horse Racing Fans Are Angry That Serena Williams Is Sportsperson Of The Year

BuzzFeed | December 14, 2015

Related Topics: Serena Williams, Horse racing, Athlete, Mary Decker, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year

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2. Williams is the first solo woman to win SI Sportsperson (referred to most years as “Sportsman of the Year”) since Olympian Mary Decker won in 1983.

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3. Regardless of Williams’ accolades, some fans of horse racing were furious that Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was, as they put it, “snubbed” for the award normally reserved for humans.

Regardless of Williams' accolades, some fans of horse racing were furious that Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was, as they put it,
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4. “Once again, Thoroughbred horse racing has been denied by mainstream sports media,” screamed a byline-less post at horseracingnation.

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