Rallying from behind a blistering pace set by dueling Speed King and Cornucopian, Sandman rallied and outkicked fellow closer Publisher by 2 1/2 lengths to capture the $1.5 million Grade 1
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Tappan Street Dethrones Sovereignty to Win Florida Derby Crown
Tappan Street delivered a powerful kick in deep stretch to capture the $1 million Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa over favored Sovereignty March 29 at Gulfstream Park.
Bombs Away With Borel: A $218 Shocker in 1993 Arkansas Derby
Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel has engineered his share of upsets on the big stage, perhaps most famously guiding Mine That Bird to a stunning, rail-skimming 50.60-1 score in the slop in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Borel’s win aboard Rockamundo in the 1993 Arkansas Derby must rank right up there with the biggest shockers ever on the Kentucky Derby trail. “We understand that anyone that reads the [Daily Racing Form] would’ve thought we were crazy to run this horse,” owner Gary West on Rockamundo’s participation in the 1993 Arkansas Derby.
Horse Racing Explained: How Are Jockeys Assigned to Ride Horses?
If you’re new to horse racing, you’ll notice very soon that horses will be assigned different jockeys to ride them often during their careers on the track. Rarely will a horse have the same jockey in the saddle from their first start through their last. There are countless reasons for this, but the core principle is simple: horse owners are small businesspeople, most of them with a chief executive mindset, and jockeys in North America are independent contractors in charge of making their own employment decisions.
