This Day in History: 1983-05-07

Aboard Sunny’s Halo, jockey Eddie Delahoussaye became the fourth rider to win consecutive Kentucky Derbies. Delahoussaye had ridden Gato Del Sol to a 21-1 upset in the 1982 Kentucky Derby. Isaac Murphy, Ron Turcotte and Jimmy Winkfield won back-to-back Derbies prior to Delahoussaye, while Calvin Borel and Victor Espinoza have since.