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| | USATODAY.com - Santos, Maple, Zito, Silver Charm lead racing hall slate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) Jockeys Jose Santos and Eddie Maple, trainer Nick Zito and 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Silver Charm lead the class of nominees for induction into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. |
 | | The other jockeys nominated are Kentucky Derby winner Craig Perret, still riding nearly four decades after being the leading apprentice of 1967; Randy Romero, who rode Hall of Fame fillies Personal Ensign and Go for Wand; and Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela, renowned in the 1950s and 1960s as the rider of champions Tim Tam and Kelso. |
 | | Contemporary male horses nominated were Silver Charm; Best Pal, winner of 17 stakes who earned more than $5.6 million; Housebuster, champion sprinter in 1990-91; Lure, winner of consecutive Breeders Cup Mile races in 1992-93; and Manila, Breeders Cup Turf winner and grass course champion of 1986. |
| www.usatoday.com /sports/horses/2005-03-21-racing-hall-noms_x.htm (529 words) |
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