This in Sports History

June 9

1888— James McLaughlin sets the record for most number of wins by a jockey in the Belmont Stakes, six, when he rides Sir Dixon to a 12-length victory. McLaughlin’s record is matched by Eddie Arcaro in 1955.

1899— Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons in the 11th round in New York to win the world heavyweight title.

1934— Olin Dutra edges Gene Sarazen by one stroke to win the U.S. Open.

1940— Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open golf title.x

1945— Hoop Jr. wins the Kentucky Derby, which is run one month after a national wartime government ban on racing is lifted.

1973— Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, wins the Belmont Stakes in record time to capture the Triple Crown. Secretariat sets a world record on the 1½-mile course with 2:24, and a record for largest margin of victory in the Belmont, 31 lengths.

1978— Larry Holmes scores a 15-round split decision over Ken Norton for the WBC heavyweight title in New York.

1979— Coastal, ridden by Ruben Hernandez, spoils Spectacular Bid’s attempt at the Triple Crown with a 3 1/4-length victory over Golden Act. Spectacular Bid finishes third.

1984— Swale, ridden by Laffit Pincay, wins the Belmont Stakes by four lengths over Pine Circle. Swale dies eight days later.

1985— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 29 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111100 victory over the Boston Celtics and the NBA title in six games.

1990— Monica Seles holds off four set points in the first set tiebreaker and goes on to become the youngest winner of the French Open, beating two-time champion Steffi Graf 7-6 (8-6), 6-4. Seles is 16 years, six months.

1991— In the first all-American men’s final at the French Open since 1954, Jim Courier rallies to beat Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam title.

1993— Patrick Roy makes 18 saves and the Montreal Canadiens capture their 24th Stanley Cup, beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 in Game 5.

1995— The Houston Rockets set NBA records with their seventh straight playoff road victory and their ninth road win of the playoffs, beating Orlando 117-106 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

2001— Jennifer Capriati beats Kim Clijsters 1-6, 6-4, 12-10 to win the French Open, her second consecutive Grand Slam title.

2003— The New Jersey Devils end the Anaheim Mighty Ducks’ surreal season, winning the Stanley Cup with a 3-0 victory. Mike Rupp, who had never appeared in a playoff until Game 4, scores the first goal and sets up Jeff Friesen for the other two.

2006— Roger Federer earns his first berth in a French Open final, setting up the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 for the men’s title at Roland Garros since in 1984, when Ivan Lendl beat top-ranked John McEnroe. Top-ranked Federer meets defending champion Rafael Nadal, who has a record 59 wins in a row on clay.

2007— Justine Henin claims her third consecutive French Open title and fourth overall, taking advantage of 19-yearold Ana Ivanovic’s nervous play to win 6-1, 6-2.

2013— Rafael Nadal becomes the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament after beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.