Winless racehorse gets first-ever win…in one-horse race

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Storm the Court, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and last year’s 2-year-old champion, is among 347 3-year-old thoroughbreds made eligible during the early nomination period to compete in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont stakes.

Accelerate, the California-based 5-year-old who has won five of six starts this year, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic after drawing the far outside No. 14 post for the $6 million race. West Coast, one of two entries trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, is the 5-1