Winning the Kentucky Derby is the big prize all owners and trainers lust after. Jockeys vie to ride the best horses and to guide the winner home. Winning theDerbyis indisputably the highlight of a jockey's career, and a select few have won this race more than once. Here's a list of ...
Most of Sunny Leon's career was spent in Ohio, including at the Mahoning Valley race course outside of Youngstown.
On his return to Kentucky, he spearheaded the organization of the Louisville Jockey Club and new track and race facilities that would become known as Churchill Downs. Today, the Kentucky Derby has a purse worth millions, but what makes it the grand-daddy of all horse races on the continent...
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“There wasn’t much running behind Badger Land,” Stute said. “And in the tape I saw of Tasso’s race, his jockey (Eddie Maple) had to hit him seven or eight times through the stretch. It wasn’t as easy of a win for him as it might have seemed.” ...
Before the Kentucky Derby he lost twice (the '73 season), both due to bad jockey decisions. He should have been undefeated en route to Kentucky. In the KD, he finished 8 and 1/2 lengths ahead of Forego. Yes, Forego was young and getting his legs, but 8.5 lengths would be a very ...
Letruska switches from Joel Rosario to three-time reigning Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. for the Apple Blossom. Letruska is scheduled to break from post 3 Saturday. Swiss Skydiver drew post 2, Monomoy Girl post 6 in the projected six-horse field. Instead of shipping back to...