Pre-race favorite Justifywon the Kentucky Derbyby 2 1/2 lengths on Saturday, becoming thefirst horse in 136 yearsto win at Churchill Downs after not racing as a two-year-old. The colt earns a sizable paycheck for his large ownership team: 62 percent of the $2 million purse, ...
Seabiscuit’s $86,650 share of the purse lifted him past Sun Beau as racing’s all-time money winner with $437,730 from 89 starts, including 33 wins. Not long thereafter, Howard retired him to stud at his Ridgewood Ranch near Ukiah in Northern California. The following year, a life-siz...