The Belmont Stakes has been a staple of the horse racing season since 1867. Check out all-time winning horses and jockeys now ...

Ranked fifth all-time in wins in North America and first among active riders, Arkansas native also holds the record as the ...

Willie “Bill” Shoemaker had ridden Forego for the first time in that Woodward score and the two would be reunited again in the Marlboro. Forego was slated to carry 137 pounds on a very muddy ...

1981 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers is named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, making him the only player to win MVP honors in both the NBA and the ABA. 1981 — 25th European Cup: Liverpool ...

1981 — Willie Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race and then three more. Shoemaker gets the milestone on top of War Allied in the ...

City of Light colt trained by Michael McCarthy and to be ridden by Umberto Rispoli has eight opponents in Memorial Day turf ...

1967 — Damascus, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, wins the Preakness Stakes by 2¼ lengths over In Reality. 1972 — Bee Bee Bee, a 19-1 long shot ridden by Eldon Nelson, wins the Preakness Stakes by ...

Rushmore of Willie – Nelson, Mays, Joe Willie Namath and Willie Shoemaker (the most accomplished jockey of all-time); the alternate spelling version includes "Get the willies," Willy Wonka ...

1955 — Swaps, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Nashua. 1969 — 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1. 1972 — The Los ...