American Pharoah, Todd Pletcher newest horse racing Hall of Famers
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American Pharaoh, left, with jockey Victor Espinoza in the irons wins the 141st Kentucky Derby May 2, 2015 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kent. The thoroughbred, only the 12th Triple Crown winner in history, was elected to National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Wednesday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less
American Pharaoh with jockey Victor Espinoza flies across a very muddy track to win the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes held at Pimlico Race Course Saturday evening May 16, 2015 in Baltimore, Md. The thoroughbred, the 12th Triple Crown winner in history, was elected to National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame on Wednesday. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less
5. Vera-Tucker = Wynn: Southern California offensive tackle/guard Alijah Vera-Tucker is considered one of the safest picks in a draft considered risky because of opt-outs, the lack of a traditional combine and prospect visits, etc. Former longtime NFL general manager Bill Polian looked to the Patriots for a comparison, saying on SiriusXM NFL Radio that this would be Isaiah Wynn same body type, kind of a blocky guy [6-foot-3, 315 pounds]. Can play tackle and guard. The Patriots have until May 3 to decide whether to pick up Wynn s fifth-year option for 2022, which would guarantee him about $10.5 million. If not for some of Wynn s health struggles, the decision would be a no-brainer (my hunch is the team still picks up the option). Selecting Vera-Tucker would represent another layer of insurance.
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Woodford Reserve s special mint julep cups now on sale, this year honoring Black jockeys Share Updated: 9:29 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 9:29 PM EDT Apr 6, 2021
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Show Transcript THE BOTTLES SUPPORT THOROUGHBREDS RETIREMENT FOUNDATION. I SHALL MINT JULEP ALSO WENT ON SALE TODAY. THERE ARE 11 GOLD-PLATED CUPS. EACH ONE COSTS 2500 BUCKS. THE REST ARE SILVER AND THEY COST A THOUSAND DOLLARS. EACH CUP IS ENGRAVED WITH THE NAME OF A BLACK JOCKEY AND THE YEAR OR YEARS THAT THEY WON THE DERBY YOU CAN ORDER ONE TO BE SHIPPED TO YOUR HOUSE AND IT WILL COME WITH ALL THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THE CHERRIES AND CREAM MINT JUBILEE MONEY FROM THE SALE WILL GO TO THE PROJECT. TO PROTECT AFRICAN-AMERICAN TURF HISTORY. IT’S A L
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The 90-year-old sportswriter wants to make a point about Joe Frazier, almost 50 years after the boxer’s most famous fight. “Did you know that Joe’s hook came from a deformed arm?” Jerry Izenberg asks, in the way that only Jerry Izenberg can. He’s backed by seven decades of firsthand sports history, thousands of championship fights and Super Bowls and the moments that came before them. His insight remains the kind gleaned only by those who saw these careers unfold up close.
So, about Joe Frazier and that arm: the young boxer worked on a farm back in South Carolina, and one of his jobs was to chase the family’s prized hogs back into their pens. One day, he fell while giving chase, breaking his left arm. Frazier never regained his full range of motion with that limb, in part because his father asked him to put off surgery, which only made his left hook more compact and thus ultimately more dangerous. Many of his 27 career knockouts resulted from the damage infl