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National League's Juan Soto, of the Washington Nationals, is lifted by National League's Albert Pujols, of the St. Louis Cardinals, during the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 18, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Nationals star Juan Soto defeats Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez to win Home Run Derby

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals right fielder Juan Soto (22) taking a swing during the 4th inning in a game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington D.C., July 1, 2022. (Photo by All-Pro Reels)

Juan Soto to participate in Home Run Derby for second straight year

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Jose Ortiz, second from right, atop Early Voting, heads to the finish line while winning the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Early Voting won’t race Rich Strike at Belmont Stakes

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Preakness entrant Fenwick is cleaned up after working out ahead of the Preakness Stakes Horse Race at Pimlico Race Course, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Baltimore. Fenwick has a 50-1 shot of winning the race. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Fenwick follows Rich Strike’s huge underdog lead at 50-1 Preakness odds

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Flowers adorn an area near the finish line ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

LOVERRO: Author Jack Gilden revisits dark, thrilling tale of a forgotten homegrown Preakness star

By Thom Loverro

Rich Strike (21), with Sonny Leon aboard, beats Epicenter (3), with Joel Rosario aboard, at the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

80-1 shot Rich Strike races to huge upset in Kentucky Derby

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Spectators look on as horses approach the finish of a race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, April 30, 2022. After the COVID-postponed 2020 race was run on Labor Day without spectators and went off last May with limited capacity, the Kentucky Derby could go off with full capacity at Churchill Downs. (AP Photo/Gary Graves)

Normal Kentucky Derby: Capacity crowd, big hats, mint juleps

By Gary B. Graves - Associated Press

Bob Baffert, trainer for Kentucky Derby hopeful Medina Spirit, talks to a reporter outside his barn at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) **FILE**

Baffert sues Churchill Downs over suspension for Medina Spirit’s failed drug test at Kentucky Derby

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto (22) celebrates his two-run home run during the eighth inning of the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Washington. The Nationals won 8-7. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Soto: Home Run Derby ‘helped me out big time’

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

National League's Juan Soto, of the Washington Nationals, laughs during the first round of the MLB All Star baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 12, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Gabriel Christus) **FILE**

Juan Soto topples Shohei Ohtani in Home Run Derby before losing to Pete Alonso

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto (22) bats during a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Soto joins field for Home Run Derby at Coors Field

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Essential Quality (2), with jockey Luis Saez up, crosses the finish line to win the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Essential Quality probably tops in Triple Crown gray area

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Kentucky Derby entrant Essential Quality waits to work out at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in this Thursday, April 29, 2021, file photo. Essential Quality was set as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes. Essential Quality went off as the Derby favorite and finished fourth. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) **FILE**

Essential Quality is 2-1 morning line favorite for Belmont

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Jockey John Velazquez, left, watches as trainer Bob Baffert holds up the winner's trophy after they victory with Medina Spirit in the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ** FILE **

Bob Baffert blames Churchill Downs suspension on ‘cancel culture’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Wayne Rooney’s Derby narrowly avoids relegation

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AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Kentucky Derby entrant Mandaloun works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Mandaloun, Essential Quality won’t run in Preakness Stakes

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

The Vladimir Lenin Film Award Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Political segregation puts America in danger of being divided into two cultures

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit leads Florent Geroux on Mandaloun and Flavien Prat riding Hot Rod Charlie to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) **FILE**

Kentucky Derby bounces back, ratings up over last year

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times