Horse Racing

Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, owns a one-fifth of 1% interest in Bet Twice, who earned $170,000 for finishing second to Alysheba in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.

Rose’s share of those purses was $340. A $50 across-the-board bet on Bet Twice in both races would have brought a return of $635.

If Alysheba wins the Belmont on June 6 and sweeps the Triple Crown, Chris McCarron will have ridden the winners of the last four winners in the series--Alysheba in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, and Danzig Connection in last year’s Belmont.

The last jockey to win four straight Triple Crown races was Ron Turcotte, who won the 1972 Belmont with Riva Ridge, then rode Secretariat to his Triple Crown in 1973.