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- Robert Long, known by the nickname Cowboy Bob, who is the oldest winner of Mongol Derby, the 1,000 km world's longest horse race, is picture... None of that was enough to deter 70-year-old Robert Long of Idaho, who was declared the winner on Aug. 15.
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May 3, 2024 · Long-shot West Saratoga is staying in Barn 42 at Churchill Downs, the same location where Seattle Slew was before he won the 1977 Derby and went on to sweep the Triple Crown. It was the first...
May 4, 2024 · America’s longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old this Saturday. By age, it’s got the Westminster dog show beat by two years. The Derby has survived two world wars, the ...
May 2, 2024 · 1986 – Ferdinand makes 54-year-old Bill Shoemaker and 73-year-old Charlie Whittingham the oldest jockey and trainer, respectively, to win the Kentucky Derby.
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The Kentucky Derby, one of the oldest sporting events in America, didn’t have the prestige during Murphy’s time in the saddle that it carries now. Murphy won four editions of the American Derby, which at the time was the biggest race in the country.
May 3, 2024 · The first Kentucky Derby was in 1875. Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby, and his horse was trained by Ansel Williamson, both of whom were Black men.
Two-Time Winner. Jimmy Winkfield, one of the most renowned Black jockeys, won the Kentucky Derby twice, in 1901 and 1902, making him one of only two Black jockeys to win the Derby multiple times ...
May 6, 2023 · Isaac Murphy, who was born into slavery in 1861 and went on to shatter records and earn millions, outraced almost all of them, Black and White. The first jockey to win the Derby three times ...
