Stakes high for Big Brown May 20, 2008
Only Bill Hartack, riding Northern Dancer in 1964 and Majestic Prince in 1969, and Milo Valenzuela, riding Tim Tam in 1958 and Forward Pass in 1968, had such opportunities. Both lost in the Belmont. (Boston Globe)
Triumph to tragedy at Kentucky Derby May 6, 2008
Only three other riders have won more Eddie Arcaro, Bill Hartack and Bill Shoemaker. Big Brown was the third favorite to win in the past five years. (Pekin Times, IL)
Big Brown delivers May 4, 2008
Only three riders have won more -- Eddie Arcaro, Bill Hartack and Bill Shoemaker. "It was smooth sailing all the way," Desormeaux said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Big Brown wins; Filly Eight Belles euthanized May 4, 2008
" Tale of Ekati was fourth, followed by Recapturetheglory, Colonel John, Anak Nakal, Pyro, Cowboy Cal, Z Fortune, Smooth Air, Visionaire, Court Vision, Z Humor, Cool Coal Man, Bob Black Jack, Gayego, Big Truck, Adriano and Monba. The colt earned $1,451,800 for the win and boosted his earnings to $2,114,500 for owners IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr. Pompa, who named Big Brown in honor of United Parcel Service, a client of his trucking business, sold a 75 percent interest in the colt to IEAH for... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Sports deaths in 2007 Dec 30, 2007
Dale Baird, 72; Bill Hartack, 74; Cynthia Phipps, 62; Warren Stute, 85. (Horses: Barbaro, 4; Gato Del Sol, 28; George Washington, 4; John Henry, 32; Slew o'Gold, 27. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
2007 Year in review Dec 30, 2007
Horse Racing: Dance Smartly; Bill Hartack; Barbaro. Auto Racing: Bill France Jr.. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
DRF: Vintage crop of 3-year-olds in '07 Dec 29, 2007
Other prominent racing people who died this year included Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack, trainers Frank Gomez, Farrell Jones, and Warren Stute, owners Ed Friendly, Martha F. Gerry, Merv Griffin, Kitty Hardin, and Trudy McCaffery, track official Ken Lennon, bloodstock agent Richard Jones, and journalist Dick Carter, who wrote under the name Tom Ainslie. Jerry Hollendorfer became the fourth trainer to win 5,000 races. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Violent NFL deaths were bookends to 2007 Dec 27, 2007
In golf, 1967 Masters champ Gay Brewer died, while in horse racing it was five-time Kentucky Derby winner Bill Hartack. Another Kentucky Derby winner left as well. (MSNBC -- Sports)
More memories of Hartack spill over Dec 2, 2007
At the Fair Grounds last week, and throughout the racing world, stories and remembrances of Bill Hartack were flowing. A five-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey who after retiring from riding served as a Fair Grounds steward for 12 seasons, Hartack died Monday at age 74. (Nola.com -- Sports)
5-time Derby winner Hartack dies Nov 28, 2007
APJockey Bill Hartack is aboard Northern Dancer, right, as he crosses the finish line to win the 88th running of the Preakness at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, in this May 16, 1964photo ... FREER, Texas - Bill Hartack was not the easiest jockey to get along with, and that was fine with him. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Five-time Derby winning jockey Bill Hartack dies at age 74 Nov 28, 2007
FREER, Texas Bill Hartack, a Hall of Fame jockey and five-time Kentucky Derby winner, has died while on a hunting vacation. He was 74. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Bill Hartack appeared on the cover of SI in 1964 when he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness aboard Northern Dancer. Nov 28, 2007
Jockey Bill Hartack dies ... Aboard Northern Dancer, Bill Hartack won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness (above, right) in 1964 ... NEW YORK(AP) -- Bill Hartack was not the easiest jockey to get along with, and that was fine with him. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
In Brief: For Cal, it's like starting over again Nov 28, 2007
Hall-of-Fame jockey Bill Hartack died Monday night in Texas while on a hunting vacation. He was 74. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Names in the games Nov 28, 2007
Five-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Bill Hartack, who started his career at two West Virginia racetracks, died Monday in Freer, Texas. He was 74. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
