Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Vernon Downs is a horse racing track, racino and entertainment facility located in the town of Vernon in central New York, United States. The track was established in 1953 and in 1955 was the location that Adios Harry ran his "Miracle Mile". As tastes changed and competition increased, its attendance and revenues decreased.
This article related to the Kentucky Derby is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article related to the Kentucky Derby is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article related to the Kentucky Derby is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 2, 1970. [1] [2]The race is most notable in American popular culture as the setting for "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", an article written for Scanlan's Monthly by Hunter S. Thompson that would later be identified as the first instance of gonzo journalism.
This article related to the Kentucky Derby is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
The 2005 Kentucky Derby was the 131st running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 7, 2005, and was won by Giacomo, a longshot at odds of 50–1. [2] Another longshot, Closing Argument, finished second, resulting in an exacta payout of $9,814.80. [1]
Chapman and his wife Patricia had owned and bred many horses over the years, but none had raced at the highest level. "We had a lot of ham-and-eggers," he said, "but sometimes you can cheer just as loud and get just as excited about winning a $10,000 claimer as a stakes. But we never raced at this level until Smarty came along.