Sixty years ago, a copper-coated Thoroughbred came out of the West to capture the hearts of racing fans—not just in California, but across the nation. Racing for Tom Ross and Phil Klipstein, Silky ...

Eastern Sand, the runner-up in the Oak Tree Derby (gr. IIT), heads a field of seven 3-year-olds entered in Saturday's $100,000 Silky Sullivan (gr. IIIT) on the grass at Golden Gate Fields. Eastern ...

A monument of Memphis revelry and pageantry has reached a milestone: The Silky Sullivan St. Patrick's Parade this year marks its 50th anniversary. That's a half-century of marching bands and ...

Getting back to business on Beale. That was the mission Saturday as the iconic street hosted its first major event in over a year since the pandemic started. Silky O'Sullivans hosted its St. Patrick's ...

Meet Silky Sullivan, the colt who captured the imagination of 1950's America with his incredible come-from-behind racing pattern. Dubbed the "California Comet" for his exhilarating swooping style, ...

The Kentucky Derby is a hard race to win, we all know that. But sometimes a horse that seems much the best in March or April will fail to live up to his high ranking on race day. Horses are like other ...

FOUNTAIN VALLEY – John Starks’ life changed at an Irish pub in 1989. He and a few friends went to Silky Sullivan’s Restaurant & Irish Pub to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and that’s where he bought ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (Memphis) In front of Silky ‘O Sullivan’s ...

On the evening of May 6, 1958, a baggage car with fancy thoroughbred cargo arrived at the old Mount Washington Pennsylvania Railroad station. Out came Silky Sullivan, who days before had been the ...

Long before it became one of Fountain Valley’s most popular gathering spots, Silky Sullivan’s Restaurant and Irish Pub was the city’s post office. Owners Dan and Bill Madden and Rob Robertson spent a ...