News

Indy 500's iconic Borg-Warner Trophy and its history
Every winner of the legendary Indy 500 gets their name, speed, the year they won and their face engraved on the Borg-Warner ...
Sporting News2y
Is the World Cup trophy real gold? FIFA hardware details and whether it's actually made of the pure solid stuff
The Sporting News details just what materials are used to make it. Everything that glitters isn't gold. The World Cup trophy is, though. Well, sort of. The World Cup trophy is made up of 18-karat ...
WDRB1y
Kentucky Derby trophy presented to Strike the Gold owner in 1991 fetches $167,000 at auction
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby trophy given to the owner of Strike the Gold after Derby 117 in 1991 now has a new owner. Lelands Auctions put the trophy on the block in February ...
Sporting News2y
FIFA World Cup trophy 2022: Worth, size, weight and is it made of real gold?
The official line is that the World Cup trophy is solid, made up of 30,875 Carats of 18 karat (75%) gold with a band of malachite on its base. However, some commentators have questioned that ...
Sportskeeda6mon
What is the Goodyear’s Gold Car trophy? All you need to know about the unique NASCAR championship reward
Known as Goodyear’s Gold Car trophy, this award represents tradition, craftsmanship, and, above all, success. But what is so special about this trophy? Let’s take a look into the history of ...
CNN1y
Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy went missing in unknown circumstances. Decades later, it’s expected to sell for millions
There are a lot of stories and legends, some inconsistent like [being used] to make gold with the mafia. “We have also two biographies of Maradona where it doesn’t speak about [the trophy ...