Tag: Horse racing
AP Sportlight
June 9
1888 — James McLaughlin sets the record for wins...
AP Sportlight
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...
Jockey Luis Saez dedicates Belmont Stakes win to brother
NEW YORK — Luis Saez looked up to the sky after winning the Belmont Stakes aboard Essential Quality. It was not hard to think...
AP Sportlight
June 7
1930 — Gallant Fox, ridden by Earle Sande, wins...
Essential Quality probably tops in Triple Crown gray area
NEW YORK — Three Triple Crown races, three different winners and one isn't even decided yet.
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Analysis: A lot of second chances at play in the Belmont
The Belmont Stakes is the third leg of the Triple Crown, yet for many on Saturday it’ll represent a second chance.
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AP Sportlight
June 6
1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race,...
Kirby rides Adayar to English Derby victory at odds of 16-1
EPSOM, England — Jockey Adam Kirby rode Adayar, a 16-1 shot, to victory by four-and-a-half lengths in the English Derby on Saturday.
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Riding spill not only painful for Irad Ortiz Jr., costly!
NEW YORK — A nasty fall riding in a race earlier this week not only sidelined jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., it proved costly on...
Carmouche riding at ‘new level’ into Belmont for first time
NEW YORK — Five months after breaking his right leg, Kendrick Carmouche needed to get back on a horse.
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