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...more he thought about the Kentucky Derby, the more Veteran Jockey Eddie Arcaro was embarrassed by the memory of Calumet's Iron Liege finishing so far in front of him. "It was my fault," decided Eddie. "I shouldn't have held Bold Ruler back; I shouldn't have run his race for him." So when Wheatley Stable's dark bay colt went to the post at Pimlico for the 81st running of the Preakness, Eddie went along just for the ride. He let Bold Ruler break for the lead, thought nothing of scrapping with sprint star...
...ranked by the experts as the finest three-year-old in the land. At post time Iron Liege was held at better than 8 to 1 in the finest field to run in years. Even his jockey, brash Willie Hartack, doubted his chances. Bold Ruler, ridden by canny Eddie Arcaro, was a solid 6-to-5 favorite...
...when the pack hit the homestretch, there was Iron Liege coming on to take the lead. Bold Ruler was out of it, despite a desperate whiplashing by Arcaro. Closing fast from almost last at the start was English-bred Gallant Man, ridden by California's great Willie Shoemaker. Driving for the wire, Gallant Man inched past Iron Liege. And then Jockey Shoemaker made a horrendous mistake. Thinking he had crossed the finish line, he eased off Gallant Man and stood up in the stirrups. It checked Gallant Man for an eye flick-and in that instant the issue...
...Coaxed on by the cunning hands of Jockey Eddie Arcaro, Bold Ruler of the Wheatley. Stables barely outnosed Calumet Farms' Gen. Duke to take the $131,400 Flamingo Stakes at Miami's Hialeah. Across the continent at California's Santa Anita Park, Jockey Johnny Longden, 47, who has won more races than any other rider past or present, booted home his 5,000th winner, genially shrugged off questions about retirement...
...obvious effort to team up with his stablemate, Career Boy, and steal France's famous Prix de 1'Arc de Tromphe horse race at Longchamps, C. V. Whitney's gallant little Fisherman sprinted away from the starting wire. Far back Career Boy, Eddie Arcaro aboard, waited for the front-runners to tire in Fisherman's wake...