AP Sportlight
May 6
1895 — African American jockey James “Soup” Perkins guides...
American Pharoah, Todd Pletcher elected to Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, seven-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher and 13-time champion steeplechase trainer Jack Fisher have been...
AP Sportlight
May 5
1904 — Cy Young of the Red Sox pitches...
AP Sportlight
May 4
1905 — Belmont Park in New York opens for...
Jockey Velazquez repeats wire-to-wire effort in Derby win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Winning his second consecutive Kentucky Derby was only part of the statement made by jockey John Velazquez.
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AP Sportlight
May 3
1902 — Alan-a-Dale wins the Kentucky Derby by a...
Baffert mulling Medina Spirit’s next step after Derby win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Medina Spirit’s surprising Kentucky Derby victory gave Bob Baffert a good problem to have — figuring out where to hang another...
Analysis: Known Agenda to start, and finish, No. 1 in Derby
Starting No. 1 in the Kentucky Derby usually equates to not finishing No. 1.
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AP Sportlight
May 2
1904 — Laska Durnell becomes the first woman to...
AP Sportlight
May 1
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and...
