Besides winning the Derby, Giacomo, a gray son of 1994 Horse of the Year Holy Bull owned and bred by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss, finished third in the Preakness (gr. I) last May 21 and seventh in the ...

In a Kentucky Derby that was virtually ordained to be trainer Nick Zito’s, and was supposed to be off-limits for any horse from California, the improbable Giacomo brought more insanity to ...

There was certainly some irony in that Giacomo is by Holy Bull, who was favored in the 1994 Derby when he was ridden by Smith. Holy Bull ran 12th in a 14-horse field. Interestingly, that same year ...

Coming down to the finish, Closing Argument short lead. Giacomo, Afleet Alex--it's a three-horse photo finish, and on the wire, it's Giacomo who has won the 131st Kentucky Derby. HANSEN ...

The colt’s sire is Holy Bull, who finished 12th as the favorite in the 1994 Derby but was so impressive in his other races that he was voted North America’s 1994 Horse of the Year. Giacomo’s ...

Giacomo defied the odds and won the $2.4 million ... his colt would run well in the 1-1/4-mile Derby. Did he ever. The horse, named for the rock star Sting's 9-year-old son, was ridden by Mike ...

When Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo arrived at Portland International Airport two weeks ago via a Federal Express airplane, he became the second of two Kentucky Derby winning horses to reside in ...

“Giacomo was such a special moment in my life ... He was not a cheap purchase with Lee and Susan Searing putting up $510,000 to buy the horse. The Searings use several trainers but their ...

Giacomo was good enough on May 7 to win the Kentucky Derby, by rallying on the far outside. He wasn't the favorite in the Preakness Stakes either, but he's a horse with a chance on Saturday in the ...

He will wear No. 21 but break from the No. 19 post position.SHERRIFS BACK 20 YEARS LATERSheriffs will start just his sixth horse ever in the Derby and it is 20 years since Giacomo stunned the ...