Calvin Borel has ridden thousands of Thoroughbred horses in competition. The small man's hands are strong from years of work as a jockey, and knobby as if broken bones had knit back together ...

From match races at bush tracks in Cajun country to three Kentucky Derby wins to induction into racing’s Hall of Fame, no jockey worked harder than Calvin Borel. He won at Delta Downs in his home ...

Borel adds the honor to being inducted into the National Racing Hall of Fame in 2013. “Calvin’s a one-of-a-kind guy,” said Carl Nafzger, the trainer of Street Sense whom Borel rode to victory in the ...

The saddle with which Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel won three Kentucky Derbies is up for sale at Leland's Auction, a leading online sports auction house. Borel's three Kentucky Derby trophies from ...

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Having made his movie debut earlier this year portraying himself, Calvin Borel already has another one in mind. How does this sound? A Hall of Fame jockey hooks up with his fellow colorful Louisianan, ...

HOT SPRINGS - Jockey CalvinBorel joined an elite group of just 25 riders when he won the 5,000th race of his career Thursday at Oaklawn. Calvin, who returned in late Februaryfrom a broken wrist, rode ...

In the Cajun country of southwestern Louisiana, horse racing has been a passion since the rise of the back-country bush tracks in the early 1800s. Cajun land has been a breeding ground for so many ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Everyone in Louisville loves Calvin Borel. At least it seems that way. Four days before the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby, Borel was scooting around the backstretch at ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For Calvin Borel to complete his improbable middle-aged trek from career journeyman to Kentucky Derby legend, all it took was borrowing from Yogi Berra. It was just some deja vu all ...

HENDERSON, Ky. -- Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel didn't take long to realize that retirement wasn't for him right now. Borel announced Monday that he will end his retirement after just four months ...