Becoming the first Japan-trained horse to win an American grade 1 dirt sprint, T O Elvis could help inspire more participation by Japanese runners in races other than the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby (G1).
NBC Sports' presentation of Saturday's history-making 152nd Kentucky Derby delivered the most-watched "Run for the Roses" on record with an average of 19.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock - topping by 11% last year's Derby audience.
Becoming the first Japan-trained horse to win an American grade 1 dirt sprint, T O Elvis could help inspire more participation by Japanese runners in races other than the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby (G1).
Jockey Jose Ortiz becomes just the ninth jockey to complete a Kentucky Oaks (G1)-Kentucky Derby (G1) double, winning the Derby aboard Golden Tempo and the Oaks with Always a Runner.
When jockey John Velazquez and trainer Todd Pletcher teamed to win the $175,000 Westchester Stakes (G3) with Centennial Farms' Antiquarian it marked the 500th stakes victory for the jockey-trainer combination.