Of Jocks and Jockeys
George Steinbrenner
Six Derby horses
Best Derby finish:
5th
1977
Steve's Friend
Rick Pitino
Three Derby horses
Best Derby finish:
4th
1998
Halory Hunter
Joe Torre
One Derby horse
Best Derby finish:
16th
2010
Homeboykris
Paul Hornung
No Derby horses
Best Preakness finish:
9th
2013
Titletown Five
Mike Tice, Joel Quenneville
One Derby horse (qualified but did not enter)
Best finish:
2nd
2014
Illinois Derby
Midnight Hawk
Bode Miller
No Derby horses
Best finish:
4th
2012
FrontRunner Stakes
Carving
Drew Brees
No Derby horses
Best finish:
4th
2012
Bluegrass Stakes
Holy Candy
SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
DENIED
A disgruntled 49ers fan is suing the NFL for $50 million because the Seahawks restricted ticket sales for the NFC championship to credit cards issued in certain areas.
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V.J. LOVERO/SI (STEINBRENNER)
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JOHN W. MCDONOUGH/SI (PITINO)
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CHUCK SOLOMON FOR SI (TORRE)
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ART SHAY FOR SI (HORNUNG)
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MIKE ROEMER/AP (TICE)
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MARK BUCKNER/NHLI/GETTY IMAGES (QUENNEVILLE)
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AL TIELEMANS/SI (MILLER)
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GREG NELSON FOR SI (BREES)
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JAYFISH/FOTOLIA.COM (STABLES)
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NITHID18/FOTOLIA.COM (CREDIT CARD MACHINE)