In 1936 Stout rode in his first Kentucky Derby. His highly touted colt Granville was a victim of one of the roughest starts in Derby history, and he was thrown from the horse. However, Jimmy Stout and Granville came back to finish second to the Derby winner Bold Venture in the Preak...
McKay covered a wide variety of special events, including horse races such as the Kentucky Derby, golf events such as the British Open, and the Indianapolis 500. McKay's son, Sean McManus, a protégé of Roone Arledge, is the chairman of CBS Sports. Birthplace: USA, Philadelphia, ...
is contrasted with his failure to train a Kentucky Derby winner. His childhood assisting his father Jake, also a trainer, is cited. The large scope of Pletcher's business is presented. His grueling daily routine is described. It is noted he will have five of his horses entered in the ...
Seven solo monographs on his work have been published: Frostbite (1978), Waterline (1994, winner of the 25th Rencontres d'Arles Book Prize), Body Land (1999), SAGA: The Journey of Arno Rafael Minkkinen, 35 Years of Photographs (2005), Homework: The Finnish Photographs (2008), Swimming in...
American horse racing jockey who is a three time Kentucky Derby winner. His nickname is Bo'rail. Before Fame He began his racing career on the rural bush tracks of Louisiana as a teen. Trivia He won the Kentucky Derby in 2007, 2009 and 2010. Family Life He was born and raised in rura...
Regret– The first filly to win the Kentucky Derby! Ruffian– The big filly who ran against the boys, but who had a terrible tragedy. Wise Dan– Two Time Horse of the Year!!! Also check out some of our favorite blogs on racehorses: ...
Chapin, a Grammy Award winner and Hall of Fame inductee, devoted himself to humanitarian causes, notably the fight against world hunger and his contributions to the establishment of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger. He was posthumously honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in 1987....
If you're lucky enough to see the Kentucky Derby – standing-room tickets for May's 146th running recently sold for $89 online – you can wager a few bucks and perhaps take away a small profit for your memories. But it's possible to play the Derby another way: as a shareholder. Had...
HORSE RACING is an equestrian sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise - to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance - has remained...
Saturday’s 148th Kentucky Derby by the Numbers Twenty thoroughbreds are scheduled to race in the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, drawing an enormous television and live viewing audience and hundreds of millions of dollars in bets. Betting on horse races is legal in 33 states and Washington,...