The colt that began his racing career in February improves to 4-0 and gives trainer Bob Baffert his fifth Derby victory. Rickard Rakell scores the tying goal with 15 seconds left in regulation to cap a stunning sequence of three goals in just over three minutes, all with goalie John Gibson pulled for an extra attacker.Ģ018 - Justify splashes through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2½ lengths, becoming the first colt in 136 years to wear the roses after not racing as a 2-year-old. The Miami star gets 120 of 121 first-place votes in this year’s balloting, giving him the award for the fourth time.Ģ017 - Corey Perry scores 6:57 into the second overtime after the Anaheim Ducks rally from a three-goal deficit in the final minutes of regulation, completing a spectacular 4-3 comeback win over the Edmonton Oilers. Jockey Mario Gutierrez, riding in his first Derby, guides the 3-year-old colt to a 1½-length victory in front of a Derby-record crowd of 165,307.Ģ012 - English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,102): Chelsea beats Liverpool, 2–1 Didier Drogba scores winner for Blues’ 7th title.Ģ013 - LeBron James is the overwhelming choice as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. The sellout crowd of 16,200 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas sets a record $19 million gate.Ģ012 - I’ll Have Another catches Bodemeister down the stretch and pulls away in the final furlong to win the Kentucky Derby. Mayweather, with superb defensive skills and superior speed, wins a 12-round split decision and the WBC 154-pound title in his first fight at that weight. beats Oscar De La Hoya in one of the richest fights. Monarchos finishes a dominating 4¾ lengths over Invisible Ink.Ģ007 - Street Sense, ridden by Calvin Borel, roars from next-to-last in a 20-horse field to win the Kentucky Derby by 2 1-2 lengths over Hard Spun.Ģ007 - Floyd Mayweather Jr. Secretariat beats Sham by 2½ lengths and goes on to win the Triple Crown.ġ978 - Pete Rose of the Reds becomes the 14th player with 3,000 hits, singling in the fifth inning against Montreal’s Steve Rogers at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium.ġ990 - 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02.ġ993 - Canisius beats Niagara 11-1 in softball to set an NCAA Division I record with 34 straight wins.Ģ001 - Monarchos wins the Kentucky Derby carrying Jorge Chavez across the finish line in 1:59 4-5, only two-fifths of a second off the track record set by Secretariat en route to the Triple Crown in 1973. Player-coach Bill Russell and Sam Jones retire as players.ġ969 - Milwaukee Bucks sign #1 NBA Draft pick, star UCLA center Lew Alcindor.ġ973 - Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, wins the Kentucky Derby with a record time of 1:59.2. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.ġ951 - 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6.ġ966 - The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 to win the Stanley Cup in six games.ġ969 - The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-102 in the seventh game to win the NBA championship for the 10th time in 11 years.
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