Tell us: Will Borel, Longoria wear Triple Crowns? May 21, 2009
Horse racing has been without a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed, with Steve Cauthen aboard, won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1978. In baseball, the last man to sweep the batting, home run and RBI titles was the Boston Red Soxs Carl Yastrzemski, who batted. (USA Today -- Sports)
Local jockey beats odds, earns brave few one big payoff May 12, 2009
Too bad he will not be riding Mine That Bird, which will be aiming for the official Triple Crown, something that has not been accomplished since Steve Cauthen rode Affirmed to all three victories in 1978. Calvin Borel riding for a Preakness Stakes victory, now who would bet on that. (New Iberia, LA)
Tim LaydenINSIDE HORSE RACING Apr 30, 2009
(No, he can't be Eddie Arcaro or Bill Shoemaker or Steve Cauthen, shadows from long bygone eras. But Talamo can reach outside an increasingly insular game, and help it regain some small measure of popularity and trust). (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Patriots' Tom Brady makes being a superstar QB look almost routine, selected AP male athlete Dec 22, 2007
1977 Steve Cauthen, horse racing. 1976 Bruce Jenner, decathlon. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Hardy men of the saddle riding a fine line in quest for glory Dec 14, 2007
" In this aspect, Ron Quinton, a champion jockey and now a tutor of apprentices with Racing NSW, is more moderate. He reckons the style, introduced by Cash Asmussen and Steve Cauthen, revolutionised Europe. "I don't know whether it's a good thing, but to some degree jockeys are not the same horsemen they were," he said. "When apprentices now are kicking off we get them to ride with their full foot in the irons and adjust with experience. " These days jockeys are carrying more armour than ever... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jockey Santos rides into racing Hall of Fame Aug 7, 2007
Rick Pitino, the Louisville basketball coach and thoroughbred owner, gave the opening address before a crowd that included Hall of Fame trainers Nick Zito and Bobby Frankel and jockeys Pat Day, Steve Cauthen, Gary Stevens and Jerry Bailey. We want to hear the greatness behind the sport, and greatness is what we have today, Pitino said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Cide trip has horse racing on holiday Jul 1, 2007
Steve Cauthen rode at the Lakes on Sept. 24, 1978, the same year he rode Affirmed to the Triple Crown. But there has never been anything like this. (Albany Times Union)
Local Teams Today Jun 10, 2007
1978 -- Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, wins the Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown in one of the greatest battles in racing history. Affirmed edges Alydar for the third time. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Golf Digest's athlete-golfer rankings May 4, 2007
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