Jul 27, 2022 2 min read

ON THIS DATE

July 28

1928 – The Summer Olympics open in Amsterdam and the Olympic flame is lit for the first time.

1984 – The Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles with a record 140 nations competing. The Soviet Union and 13 Communist allies, including Cuba and East Germany, boycott the games.

1999 – Rices Landing’s Cary Kolat wins a gold medal in wrestling at the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg. Kolat decisions Cuba’s Castillo Ortiz, 5-1, to win the 138.75 weight class. Earlier in the day, Kolat advanced to the finals by pinning Canada’s Marty Calder in 2:42.

2001 – Pittsburgh scores seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning – after having two outs and nobody on base – capped by Brian Giles’ grand slam off Houston closer Billy Wagner to beat the Astros, 9-8, in the opener of the first day-night doubleheader in PNC Park history. Houston’s Vinny Castilla hits three home runs in a losing cause.

2012 – Bolt The Duer, driven by Mark McDonald, delivers one of the most impressive upset victories in the history of the Delvin Miller Adios by passing A Rocknroll Dance down the stretch and crossing the finish line in 1:47.4.

ADIOS

Here’s the Adios field in post position order with drivers (before changes) and trainers:

1. Atlas Hanover, Andrew McCarthy, Tony Alagna

2. Ario Hanover, David Miller, Brian Brown

3. Pebble Beach, Todd McCarthy, Noel Daley

4. River Ness, Ronnie Wrenn, Jr., Ron Burke

5. Beach Glass, Yannick Gingras, Brent MacGrath

6. Fourever Boy, Mike Wilder, Tim Twaddle

7. Bythemissal, Chris Page, Burke

8. Quick Snap, Dave Palone, Alagna

9. Nautical Hanover, Todd McCarthy, Alagna