• LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 02: Victor Espinoza the jockey for Bolt d'Oro talks with the media during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Photo: Andy Lyons / 2018 Getty Images
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Accelerate rallies late to capture Gold Cup

ARCADIA, Calif. — Accelerate, ridden by Victor Espinoza, rallied in the stretch to win the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita by 41/4 lengths over Dr. Dorr on Saturday.

City of Light, the 6-5 favorite, finished third.

Autos: Daniel Ricciardo took a dominant pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, softening the blow for Red Bull after his teammate Max Verstappen failed to even start qualifying, having earlier crashed in the final practice. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel qualified second ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes. In a further boost for Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen qualified fourth ahead of Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas. Verstappen, who crashed under no pressure moments from the end of practice, will start from last place.

Tennis: Dominic Thiem tuned up for the French Open with a 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 win over Gilles Simon in the Lyon Open final. ... Marton Fucsovics won the title in Geneva with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Peter Gojowczyk. ... Johanna Larsson won her first WTA singles title in three years by beating Alison Riske of the U.S. 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the final of the Nuremberg Cup. ... Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won the Strasbourg International after laboring to a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6) win against Dominika Cibulkova.

Cycling: Chris Froome effectively sealed the victory in the Giro d'Italia by maintaining his 40-second lead over lone remaining challenger Tom Dumoulin during the penultimate stage.

MMA: UFC fighter Nick Diaz was arrested in Las Vegas on allegations of domestic violence.

College basketball: Miami forward Dewan Huell pulled out of the NBA draft and will return to school for his junior season.

Soccer: Gareth Bale's eye-catching scissor-kick helped Real Madrid to a third successive Champions League title with a 3-1 victory over a Liverpool side thwarted by a pair of goalkeeping blunders by Loris Karius, and Mohamed Salah being forced off injured. ... Fulham secured a return to the Premier League after four years away and a windfall of at least $210 million by beating Aston Villa 1-0 in the second-tier English playoff final.

— Wire reports