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Thunder Gulch, 1995 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, BloodHorse Library, Anne M. Eberhardt

Underappreciated Horse Racing Stars of the 1990s: Hansel, Lonesome Glory, and Thunder Gulch

As the world counted down to a new millennium, America’s oldest sport remained timeless in the face of the changing culture around it. The sport continued to celebrate its traditions, welcoming new names to the pantheon of champions that the 20th century had produced.

Damascus won the 1967 Travers and a host of other races to be named Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old.

Damascus: A Brilliant, Unforgettable Horse Racing Champion

Rivalries are on the verge of becoming passé these days.

With shorter careers and horses receiving more time off between races, the best horses are squaring off much less frequently than decades ago.

Col. Matt Winn: The Man Who Saved the Kentucky Derby

The history of horse racing is filled with stories of improbable, against-the-odds triumphs and legendary heroes who made the seemingly impossible, possible.

Bobby Usery jockey Kentucky Derby Hall of Fame Proud Clarion Queen’s Plate obituary earnings horse racing

Kentucky Derby-Winning and Hall of Fame Jockey Bobby Ussery Dies at 88

Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery, a Kentucky Derby winner who was ranked fifth in career earnings when he retired in 1974, has died in South Florida, according to a Nov. 17 Gulfstream Park release.

Ussery, a native of Vian, Okla., was 88.

Northern Dancer: A ‘Pocket Battleship’ Who Became a Worldwide Influence

Back in the day when a truck stacked with hay rumbled into Windfields Farm, Northern Dancer never paid it a lick of attention from his stall across the lane from the breeding shed. But if he laid eyes on an approaching van with a mare aboard, all hell broke loose.

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