This Date In Sports

May 4

1905: Belmont Park in New York opens for its first thoroughbred race meet.

1935: Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1{ lengths over Roman Soldier. Omaha goes on to win the Triple Crown.

1940: Gallahadion, a 35-1 long shot ridden by Carroll Bierman, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1{ lengths over favorite Bimelech.

1946: Assault, ridden by Warren Mehrtens, wins the Kentucky Derby by eight lengths over Spy Song. Assault goes on to win the Triple Crown.

1957: Iron Liege, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins the Kentucky Derby by a nose when jockey Willie Shoemaker, on top of Gallant Man, takes the lead but misjudges the finish line. Shoemaker stands up in the saddle before the finish, which allows Iron Liege to win.

1968: Dancer's Image, ridden by Bob Ussery, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1{ lengths over Forward Pass. Three days later, Dancer's Image is disqualified when traces of a painkiller are found in tests; Forward Pass, ridden by Ismael Valenzuela, is declared the winner.

1968: The Pittsburgh Pipers beat New Orleans Buccaneers 122-113 in Game 7, to win the first ABA championship.

1969: The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup with a four-game sweep as they beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1.

1993: Dale Hunter of the Washington Capitals receives a record 21-game suspension without pay from the NHL for a blindside check on the New York Islanders' Pierre Turgeon in a playoff game April 28.

1994: Charles Barkley scores 56 points, including a playoff record 38 in the first half, to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 140133 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

1999: The New Jersey Devils become the first top-seeded team to lose in the first round of the playoffs in consecutive years when they lose 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7.

2000: Keith Primeau ends the thirdlongest game in NHL history by scoring at 12:01 of the fifth overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, tying their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.

2002: War Emblem, a 20-1 shot, scores a wire-to-wire, four-length victory over Proud Citizen in the Kentucky Derby.

2003: Detroit becomes the seventh team in NBA history to advance after falling behind 3-1 in a series, beating Orlando 108-93.

2008: In the eighth longest game in NHL history, Dallas eliminates San Jose in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. In a game that lasts 5 hours, 17 minutes, the Stars beat the Sharks 2-1 after Brenden Morrow scores a power play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime.

2013: Orb, carrying Joel Rosario, splashes through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, coming from way back in the pack and giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic.

2016: J.R. Smith makes seven 3pointers and the Cleveland Cavaliers drain an NBA-record 25 3s in a 123-98 runaway win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their second-round series. Cleveland finishes 25 of 45 behind the arc and have 10 players make at least one 3. Cleveland's 25 3s are the most in any game — regular or postseason.