Article by Steve Dennis: Steve Dennis continues his acclaimed series celebrating 150 years of the Kentucky Derby with the Caracas Cannonball, who arrived from Venezuela to stun the US racing public in 1971
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May 15 1937 War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, battles Pompoon from the top of the stretch and wins the Preakness Stakes by a head. 1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak.