billrock
08-17-2007, 03:00 AM
On this date in 1918 Samuel D. Riddle purchased the yearling Man o' War for $5,000 in a sale of August Belmont II's bloodstock at Saratoga.
On this date in 1977 Steve Cauthen rode Affirmed for the first time, winning the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga by 2 3/4 lengths.
On this date in 1998 Ted Wing won his 5,000th race, driving Pappy's Folly to victory at Yonkers.
On this date in 2000 Zippy Chippy, loser of all 86 of his lifetime races, was defeated again - this time by minor-league baseball player Jose Herrera in a 40-yard dash. The race, called the "2000 Red Wings Derby," was held prior to a home game of the International League's Rochester Red Wings.
On this date in 1977 Steve Cauthen rode Affirmed for the first time, winning the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga by 2 3/4 lengths.
On this date in 1998 Ted Wing won his 5,000th race, driving Pappy's Folly to victory at Yonkers.
On this date in 2000 Zippy Chippy, loser of all 86 of his lifetime races, was defeated again - this time by minor-league baseball player Jose Herrera in a 40-yard dash. The race, called the "2000 Red Wings Derby," was held prior to a home game of the International League's Rochester Red Wings.