The little man slouched in the saddle, round-shouldered and solemn, like a cowboy after a long day. He seemed oblivious of the crowd, but it was just a mannerism: he knew full well that all eyes were ...

Javier Castellano is one of the most successful jockeys of all time, with more than $398 million in career earnings. It took him 16 tries to win the Kentucky Derby. Finally doing so, he said, was a ...

Like several million other doubters, sad-faced Jockey Eddie Arcaro didn’t believe that Assault was as good a horse as his record said he was. Like the other doubters, Arcaro had never ridden him. The ...

Which jockeys have won the most Kentucky Derbys? Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack have both won 5 times, sharing the record for most Kentucky Derby wins. What number has never won the Kentucky Derby? The ...

1902 — Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose over Inventor, giving jockey Jimmy Winkfield his second straight Derby victory. Winkfield is the last black rider to win the Kentucky Derby. 1936 — ...

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Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for a professional sports record $16.15m. 1976 — 102nd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican ...

The 2024 Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday, May 4 at the famous Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Coverage begins at 2:30 PM ET on NBC and Peacock This year marks the 150th edition of ...