His champion returned the following year in Santa Anita park to capture the same race, the first sprinter to ever do so.
After he captured the 1984 race, he left for Beatrice, the international conglomerate.
Forty-five cameramen were deployed to capture the race on film, the most to have ever gone to record a sporting event at the time.
Paying $10.20 for a $2 bet to win, he is only the second favorite to capture the race in 25 years.
Winning for the eighth time in nine starts this year, she whipped a good field, capturing the race by five lengths.
Everett captured the race easily, leading wire to wire in 1:01.19.
They were thwarted in the Kentucky Derby by a from-the-clouds closer named Giacomo, who captured the race at odds of 50-1.
Riding the mare Mark Me Special he captured the 7th race at Colonial Downs on June 19, 2005.
Devious Course captured the race from a packed line of four horses nearing the finish line in a blur.
One theme that came back relentlessly was Earnhardt's 19th failure to capture the race.