KENTUCKY DERBY / Gomez's comeback could include big prize

May. 1, 2009
It was arguably the biggest win of the new year for Garrett Gomez, one that stamped the jockey and his horse as serious contenders in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. So when Gomez climbed off Pioneerof The Nile in the winner's circle after the Santa Anita Derby...
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