John Cherwa

John Cherwa is a special contributor to the Los Angeles Times. He started at The Times in 1980 and left in 1995 to be sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co. sports coordinator in 2002. He rejoined The Times in 2009 and left his post as deputy sports editor late in 2017. Currently, his major coverage area is horse racing, where he can be found at big races at Santa Anita, the Triple Crown series and Breeders' Cup. He also can be found at the Olympics, having just finished the Tokyo and Beijing double, marking his 11th Olympics. Cherwa also contributes general interest stories from Florida. Latest From This Author

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Dornoch, Co-Owned by Retired MLB All-Star Jayson Werth, Wins Surprising Belmont Stakes Victory with Luis Saez

Dornoch, Co-Owned by Retired MLB All-Star Jayson Werth, Wins Surprising Belmont Stakes Victory with Luis Saez

Broke On: Saturday, 08 June 2024 Retired MLB All-Star Jayson Werth and trainer Danny Gargan's co-owned Dornoch shocked the racing world with a 17-1 upset win at the 2024 Belmont Stakes, held at Saratoga Springs due to renovations. With jockey Luis Saez aboard, Dornoch defeated favorite Sierra Leone by a length and a half, marking Gargan and Saez's first Triple Crown victories.