Derby Days From the Baseball Diamond This annual sporting event got its start in 1875 and occurs With baseball season in full swing, these two true stories each year at Louisville, Kentucky’s Churchill Downs track. The from the ballpark should bring a smile to any fan’s face: races have garnered more and more attention over the years, and have thus become a cultural event, not just a sporting Casey Stengel. Giants catcher Phil Masi was catching in Celebrating event. Extravagant dinner parties, galas and other social a game with pitcher Al Javery on the mound. The first three Senior Living gatherings are now characteristic of the Derby. But what do we batters all got hits off of Javery’s first pitch. know about the actual horse races? Here is some information Disgusted, manager Casey Stengel called a conference on that isn‘t so common: the mound. Masi joined Stengel and Javery. • Although the Kentucky Derby is often referred to as “the “What kind of pitches has he been throwing?” Stengel May 2018 most exciting two minutes in sports,” only two horses The HarborChase Wire: A Monthly Publication of HarborChase of Plano MC asked the catcher. have actually ever finished the race in that time limit: “I don’t know,” Masi answered. “I haven’t caught one yet.” 1973’s winner, Secretariat, and 2001’s winner, Monarchos. Memorial Day: May 28, 2018 • Two of the first three Derby winners were former slaves. Yogi Berra. A reporter was interviewing Yogi Berra about Leadership Team This legal public holiday falls on the last Monday in May. Americans are encour- • Six females have ridden in the race, with none finishing last night’s game and asked about Berra’s two hits. Berra aged to reserve this day for prayers for permanent peace as well as ceremonies and in the top 10. immediately pointed out that he’d actually gotten three hits. displays of respect for American war veterans, especially those who gave their lives Executive Director • Posts 17 and 19 have never produced a winner. The reporter said, “I checked the box score, and it said in military conflicts. • And lastly, 39 fillies have competed over the years and you had two hits. But that must have been a typographical Heather Corton Also called Decoration Day, after the tradition of decorating the graves of three of them have won: 1988’s Winning Colors, 1980’s error, right?” servicemen with flowers, the first documented observance dates back to Waterloo, Genuine Risk and 1915’s Regret. “Hell, no,” Berra replied. “It was a clean single to left.” N.Y., on May 5, 1865, during the Civil War. 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