THIS DAY IN SPORTS 2007 — Adrian Peterson runs for an NFL-record 296 yards and three touch- downs in Minnesota’s 35-17 win over San Numbers Game Diego. Antelope Valley Press, Wednesday, November 4, 2020 C3 Golf | PGA | On the Fringe Horse Racing | The Breeders’ Cup The Masters a time to Horse racing on slow track to diversity appreciate a good year By STEPHEN WHYNO By Derby week in Septem- Associated Press ber, there was an acknowl- By DOUG FERGUSON when the previous season Horse racing returns to Ken- edgement that the sport is “not Associated Press began. He had four top tucky this weekend for another PROTEST doing enough quickly enough” It’s rare to have a player 10s in five events, never lost signature event it hopes will Protesters march and has “not successfully cre- in the top 40 missing from his touch after the three- garner the attention of a main- past the Churchill ated an environment in which the Masters, much less four month shutdown due to stream audience. Downs racetrack everyone feels welcome or in- of them. the coronavirus pandemic before the 146th cluded.” Churchill Downs said While it wants to be consid- running of the Rarer still is to show up and played his way into the ered among North America’s it’s “committed to taking real, Tour Championship. And Kentucky Derby at Augusta National and major sports, the industry has horse race on concrete action to address insti- notice who’s missing. then he was fourth in the so far lagged behind others Sept. 5 in Louis- tutional roadblocks to progress That element won’t U.S. Open. Now he is up to in terms of how it is active- ville, Ky. and playing our part in advanc- change, especially with so No. 35 in the world. ly addressing systemic racism Associated Press ing the changes America so des- All of them will be much anticipation from concerns during a nationwide is co-founder along with Dan- and Serena Williams burst on to perately needs.” waiting 18 months to hear: watching a Masters with- reckoning on the issue. Owners iels of an organization aimed the scene or the National Hock- Still, being slow to change “Fore, please. Tiger Woods out spectators, without Greg Harbut and Ray Daniels isn’t hurting the sport financial- at increasing minority involve- ey League hiring Kim Davis as now driving.” And with blooms, without roars and hope the Breeders’ Cup signals ly. ment in racing. “We need some executive vice president to over- so much intrigue about without them. the start of a real conversation Even during the pandemic video to match the audio. When see social impact, horse racing chasing a green jacket two It couldn’t be any other in horse racing, but they aren’t that has emptied grandstands, that happens, I think you’ll see weeks before Thanksgiv- way. waiting around for change in has been slow to market to, at- business is thriving, with record things change. But the indus- ing. This is the 2020 Mas- an industry they feel has been tract and hire minorities outside money being wagered all over The chase will not in- ters, and it was meant to largely tone-deaf due to a lack try has to decide where it’s at of jobs on the backstretch and the country, a trend that’s ex- clude Daniel Berger, the be played April 9-12 with of prominent Black stakehold- now. Does it really want to see as jockeys. pected to continue Friday and No. 13 player in the world. a field of 96 players who ers in place to guide the sport change?” “They have kind of hid from Saturday with 14 Breeders’ Cup Berger received more began qualifying a week during turbulent times. Unlike golf using the spring- the problem,” Daniels said. “A world championship races at attention from being left off after Woods won his fifth “Conversations are begin- board of Tiger Woods’ dom- lot of organizations feel as long Keeneland worth $28 million. green jacket. C.T. Pan the November invitation list ning, but at this stage, that’s all inance to champion diversity as it’s not happening inside my But horse racing has been won the RBC Heritage at than if he had been playing we’re receiving is audio,” said initiatives, tennis diversifying organization, it’s probably not unable to bring in fresh faces Hilton Head to qualify for in the Masters. It became a Harbut, who co-owns Kentucky its leadership group and seeing a place for me to comment or with no previous connection to his first Masters. He will bigger story than necessary Derby horse Necker Island and an influx of players since Venus a place for me to take a stand.” the sport, especially minorities. have waited 571 days to because he was holding out hear his name announced. hope that his three months Pan now is No. 169 in the MLB MLS COLLEGE FOOTBALL NFL MOTORSPORTS of great play this summer, Postseason Baseball Western Conference AMERICAN CONFERENCE world. The AP Top 25 West NASCAR Cup Series including a victory at Colo- Glance W L T Pts GF GA The Top 25 teams in The Associated WILD CARD SERIES x-Portland 11 5 5 38 45 33 Press college football poll, with first- W L T Pct PF PA Schedule-Winners Would it have hurt to Kansas City 7 1 0 .875 253 152 Feb. 9 — x-Busch Clash at DAYTONA (Erik (Best-of-3) x-Sporting KC 11 6 3 36 36 25 place votes in parentheses, records nial, might count toward a Las Vegas 4 3 0 .571 187 203 Jones) add one player? American League x-Seattle 10 5 5 35 39 21 through Oct. 31, total points based on Denver 3 4 0 .429 147 183 Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 major that was supposed to Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 0 x-LAFC 9 7 4 31 44 35 25 points for a first-place vote through Yes, if the player in L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 179 185 at DAYTONA (Joey Logano) Oakland 2, Chicago White Sox 1 x-FC Dallas 8 5 7 31 27 21 one point for a 25th-place vote, and be held in the spring. East Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 question was Berger, be- Houston 2, Minnesota 0 x-Minn. United 8 5 6 30 31 24 previous ranking: W L T Pct PF PA at DAYTONA (William Byron) New York Yankees 2, Cleveland 0 San Jose 7 8 6 27 31 45 Record Pts Pv With the Masters a week Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 198 199 Feb. 16 — DAYTONA 500 (Denny Hamlin) cause five other players National League Vancouver 8 14 0 24 24 44 1. Clemson (33) 7-0 1515 1 Miami 4 3 0 .571 188 130 Feb. 23 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy away, Berger has company Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 6 6 4 22 29 27 2. Alabama (29) 6-0 1513 2 since have won PGA Tour New England 2 5 0 .286 136 167 Lube (Joey Logano) Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 0 Real Salt Lake 5 9 7 22 25 33 3. Ohio St. 2-0 1430 3 among players in the top N.Y. Jets 0 8 0 .000 94 238 March 1 — Auto Club 400 (Alex Bowman) events that qualify them Miami 2, Chicago Cubs 0 LA Galaxy 6 11 3 21 26 42 4. Notre Dame 6-0 1351 4 South March 8 — FanShield 500 (Joey Logano) San Diego 2, St. Louis 1 Houston 4 9 9 21 29 38 5. Georgia 4-1 1289 5 40. next year. And with limited W L T Pct PF PA March 15 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, DIVISION SERIES Eastern Conference 6. Cincinnati 5-0 1199 7 Indianapolis 5 2 0 .714 198 136 Hampton, Ga. Viktor Hovland, a for- (Best-of-5) W L T Pts GF GA 7. Texas A&M 4-1 1156 8 daylight, Augusta National Tennessee 5 2 0 .714 208 184 March 22 — Dixie Vodka 400, Homestead, American League x-Philadelphia 13 4 5 44 42 20 8. Florida 3-1 1066 10 mer U.S. Amateur cham- Houston 1 6 0 .143 166 217 Fla. already is going to a two-tee (All Games on TBS) x-Toronto FC 13 4 5 44 32 24 9. BYU 7-0 1014 11 Jacksonville 1 6 0 .143 154 220 March 29 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Fort Tampa Bay 3, New York Yankees 2 x-Columbus 11 5 5 38 33 18 10. Wisconsin 1-0 985 9 pion from Norway, won start and still might not beat North Worth, Texas Houston 3, Oakland 1 x-Orlando City 10 3 8 38 36 21 11. Miami 5-1 946 12 W L T Pct PF PA April 5 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. the Puerto Rico Open and At Los Angeles x-NYC FC 11 8 3 36 33 22 12. Oregon 0-0 831 14 darkness. Pittsburgh 7 0 0 1.000 211 142 April 19 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond National League x-New England 8 6 8 32 26 23 13. Indiana 2-0 765 17 has relied on solid, steady Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 203 132 April 26 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. Augusta National avoid- Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego 0 x-New York 8 9 5 29 27 30 14.