Braulio Baeza

Through 17 years of race-riding and 4,000 wins, Jorge Velasquez has waited for the day he would be a star. Finally he has the right horse, Pleasant Colony, and two legs of the Triple Crown. Now it's on to the Belmont...

In eclipse since his stunning defeats in the Derby and the Preakness last spring, Honest Pleasure roared back to top form in the venerable Travers at Saratoga. Now he's ready once more to challenge Bold Forbes for...

The only filly ever to beat Optimistic Gal was Dearly Precious and she did it again in the Acorn Stakes (above) when a jockey turned up missing

The Derby was a duel of wits—two champion jockeys eyeing each other warily as they thundered down the backstretch. The evil pace set by Angel Cordero doomed the favorite

A tactical gem is expected at the Kentucky Derby with Braulio Baeza on Honest Pleasure pitting wits against Angel Cordero on Bold Forbes over 1¼ miles. William Leggett reports the duel.