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Sherman's first exposure to a Kentucky Derby horse was in 1955, when at the age of 18 [22] he worked for Rex Ellsworth [55] and was the exercise rider of that year's Kentucky Derby winner Swaps. [22] He was a professional jockey from 1957 [56] until 1979, when he turned to training racehorses. [57]
The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈ d ɜːr b i /) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres).
The 2014 Kentucky Derby was the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was scheduled to start at 6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 3, 2014, at Churchill Downs and was run as the eleventh race on a racecard with thirteen races. [2] The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network. [3]
Mystik Dan had to make a 1,900-mile van ride to Santa Anita to run in the Malibu Stakes. He's the first Derby winner to race at Santa Anita as a 3-year-old since 1997.
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- California Chrome has the Kentucky Derby post that trainer Art Sherman wanted and a sparkling resume that has made him the horse to beat ...
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A record crowd of 61,123 attended the Santa Anita Derby, California's major Kentucky Derby prep race, on March 8, 1958. Carrying 54 kg (118.8 pounds), Silky Sullivan faced nine other three-year-olds including Old Pueblo, who had defeated him in the Breeder's Champion Stakes.
The Kentucky Derby is celebrating its 150th running this Saturday. Smith has ridden in the Kentucky Derby 28 times — the most of any jockey — and has two memorable yet different victories. In ...