Air Force Red and jockey Armando Ayuso, right, outleg Lovesick Blues (Geovanni Franco), left, to win the Grade III, $100,000 San Simeon Stakes, Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA.

Sneaker culture as we know it started with the Air Jordan 1 in 1985, but it was already beginning to take shape in the years prior. One of the most important pre-Jordan designs is 1982's Nike Air ...