Congrats going out to Calvin Borel , who just jockeyed his way to a second Kentucky Derby win in a row today, according to the Baltimore Sun . He rode the winning horse Super Saver to victory in the 136th annual race. Churchill Downs is still packed, though torrential rains have been coming down all day. Also celebrating today is the horse's trainer, Todd Pletcher , who was 0 for 24 in the Kentucky Derby until today. He also had 3 other horses in this race, so we have to think the odds might...Read Full Story
kentucky derby Top 10th winer list fans of thoroughbred horses, if brought to the game later in life, a friend or family member through sport was born, this is the final destination – the Kentucky Derby. For those of us who have wagered on Thoroughbred same time with the winner of the Derby is a source of pride and skill validation handicap. You can sit in the life of Churchill, a tower holding a winning ticket, the player and the fan did a horse nirvana.In spring of 1996, I liked both of the...Read Full Story
Jockey Calvin Borel knew Rachel Alexandra was in trouble with a quarter-mile to go in the $300,00 Personal Ensign at Saratoga Race Course . The reigning Horse of the Year had just put away Life At Ten after a mile-long duel for the lead and was bearing down on the finish line. "I didn't feel any acceleration and I got worried," Borel said. "She wasn't really there. I knew if anyone was running behind us, we were in trouble." They sure were. Persistently was kicking into high gear under Alan...Read Full Story
The Kentucky Derby — the most watched two minutes in sports — drew more than 16 million people who tuned in to watch Super Saver’s win in the Kentucky Derby, making it the most-watched Derby in 21 years! Jockey Calvin Borel re-wrote the history books by winning the grand event for the third time in four consecutive years. Over 100,000 people were at Churchill Downs to witness this fantastic race, which Borel won in style, riding Super Saver to the finish line in 2 minutes and 2.4 seconds on...Read Full Story
Jockey Calvin Borel, a three-time winner of the Kentucky Derby, is leaving Gulfstream Park, where he starting riding nearly two months ago, and will head back to Oaklawn Park. Borel’s long-time agent Jerry Hissam announced that Borel will begin riding at ...
Borel also won the Kentucky Derby aboard Street Sense in 2007 and Mine that Bird in 2009. Oaklawn's stakes season heats up in February with the $250,000 Southwest Stakes set for Feb. 20.
His first winner was Street Sense in 2007, followed by longshot Mine That Bird in 2009 and Arkansas Derby runner-up Super Saver in 2010. He made headlines in 2009 when he opted to ride Rachel Alexandra over Mine That Bird in the Preakness and won the race ...
After beginning the year less than glowingly at Gulfstream Park, jockey Calvin Borel is heading back to more familiar ground at Oaklawn Park. The three-time Kentucky Derby winning rider is set to take mounts starting on Saturday.
Jockey Calvin Borel will return to Oaklawn Park starting Saturday after riding at Gulfstream Park. Borel is a two-time leading rider at the Hot Springs, Arkansas. “Oaklawn is where we have had some of our greatest successes,” Borel’s agent ...
Calvin Borel (born November 7, 1966) is an American horse jockey and has won the Kentucky Derby many times, including in 2010. See more about Calvin Borel here.
Height: 5'5" Weight: 110; Born: Nov. 7, 1966 in St. Martin Parish, La. Residence: Louisville, Ky. Family: Fiancee Lisa Funk. Through Oct. 5, 2008 Borel had 121 wins from 706 mounts ...
Calvin H. Borel (born November 7, 1966, in St. Martinville, Louisiana) is an American jockey in thoroughbred horse racing and rode the victorious mount in the 2007 Kentucky Derby ...
With jockey Calvin Borel up, Rachel Alexandra stalked Gabby's Golden Gal along the backstretch then easily moved to the front with little urging from Borel. She poured it on in the stretch, widening the gap as 100,000 spectators roared with every ...