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Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, has died. Ussery died Thursday of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility in Hollywood, Florida, his son Robert told The Associated Press on Friday. The elder Ussery won his first race at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Nov. 22, 1951, and went on to major wins in the Travers, Whitney and Alabama at Saratoga by the end of the decade.

Among the 20 colts entered for the 2023 Kentucky Derby on May 6, there is one who is unique among his peers for a tie to a Kentucky Derby winner of decades past. Hit Show has this special heritage and was bred in Kentucky by Gary and Mary West Stables Inc. and races for the Wests, like many other of their homebreds.

Article by Carly Silver: Ahead of this weekend’s Belmont Stakes, Carly Silver details the US Thoroughbred industry’s rich Jewish heritage – starting with the immigrant after whom the final leg of the Triple Crown and its host venue were both named

The sport of kings, horse racing, is center stage Saturday. The 146th Preakness Stakes is run in Baltimore. It's the second jewel in the triple crown.