By: Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP).- Just a short stroll from the famous track at Churchill Downs, where he rode to four victories in the Kentucky Derby, some of Bill Shoemaker’s most treasured items are on display for racing fans making a pilgrimage to the famous racetrack. The special exhibit — titled “Shoemaker: Start to Finish” — opened Monday at the Kentucky Derby Museum and carries visitors down memory lane, spanning the 40-plus-year career of a pint-sized man who became a giant in thoroughbred racing history. Visitors stroll past glass cases filled with trophies, scrapbooks and riding gear worn by the late Shoemaker, who rode in more than 40,000 races and won 8,833 of them in a Hall of Fame career. Photos ringing the exhibit chronicle his achievements. One photo shows an exuberant