Giacomo (horse) Giacomo (horse) Giacomo (foaled February 16, 2002 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred race horse and sire best known for winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby. The gray stallion is owned by his breeder, Jerry Moss, who may be better known for co-founding A&M Records with trumpeter Herb Alpert. Giacomo was named after the son of Sting. Giacomo's dam Set Them Free also produced Tiago. Giacomo was trained during his racing career by John Shirreffs. Giacomo, ridden by Mike E. Smith won the 2005 Kentucky Derby in a time of 2:02.75. At odds of 50–1, Giacomo stands as tied, with Mine
Herb Alpert his debut album, "The Lonely Bull" by "Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass". Originally the Tijuana Brass was just Alpert overdubbing his own trumpet, slightly out of sync. The title cut reached No. 6 on the "Billboard" Pop Singles chart. This was A&M's first album with the original release number being #101, although it was recorded at Conway Records. For this album and subsequent releases, Alpert recorded with the group of L.A. session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, whom he holds in high regard. By the end of 1964, because of a growing demand for live appearances by the