Johnny Podres and jockey Geovanni Franco, outside, outleg First Peace (Mike Smith), inside, to win the $100,000 Siren Lure Stakes, Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Santa ...

Benoit photo Johnny Podres won the Sensational Star Stakes for California-breds in March. Johnny Podres must earn his way into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 2. A 7-year-old, Johnny ...

WITHERBEE -- The death of Witherbee native Johnny Podres came as a shock to many fans of the gifted athlete whose pitching won the 1955 World Series. Podres died Sunday at the age of 75 following ...

Johnny Podres was once a Bum. But he was always our Bum. He could put on the uniform of Dem Bums of Brooklyn, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers or San Diego Padres, but underneath, he was always ...

Johnny Podres died last night in a hospital in upstate New York at the age of 75. He'd been suffering from serious medical problems for some time. In 1955, Podres ensured himself a place in Brooklyn ...