billrock
08-31-2007, 02:45 AM
On this date in 1955, in an East versus West showdown, Nashua, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, went wire-to-wire to defeat Swaps, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, in a match race at Washington Park. Nashua's victory avenged his second-place finish, behind Swaps, in the 1955 Kentucky Derby.
On this date in 1985 Angel Cordero Jr., 42, became the third rider in history, behind Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay Jr., to have his mounts earn $100 million.
On this date in 1985 Angel Cordero Jr., 42, became the third rider in history, behind Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay Jr., to have his mounts earn $100 million.