REMEMBERING MAY 7, 1988:: WHEN WINNING COLORS BEAT THE BOYS AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast · Dec 17, 2023 · 45m

It's a man's world- and girls have to be tough to win- especially at sports which require size and strength- like horse racing. In its 135 year history only three fillies have won the Kentucky Derby, which is a race held once every year on the first Saturday in May featuring the fastest three year-olds in racing. Trainer D. Wayne Lucas had tried to win with fillies before and lost badly- the girl horses just don't have the strength and stamina to last that mile and 1/8th distance, and most of the odds makers don't give them any attention. But Winning Colors had the size, the strength, and the…