Ronnie Franklin, the hard-living Dundalk-raised jockey who rode Spectacular Bid to victories in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, died Thursday of lung cancer. He was 58. Franklin’s nephew and ...

FILE - In this May 5, 1979, file photo, Spectacular Bid, with jockey Ronnie Franklin up, wears the blanket of roses in the winner's circle after winning the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill ...

FILE - In this May 21, 1979, file photo, jockey Ronnie Franklin sits atop Spectacular Bid as they make their way to the winner’s circle after winning the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ronnie Franklin, who rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness before their Triple Crown try was derailed in the Belmont, has died. He was 58.

Ronnie Franklin, the Maryland jockey who won the 1979 Kentucky Derby riding Spectacular Bid, died Thursday at age 58. Franklin's nephew Walter Cullum confirmed his death to The Baltimore Sun, ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Ronnie Franklin, who rode Spectacular Bid to victory in the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness before their Triple Crown try was derailed in the Belmont, has died. He was 58.