Word: belmont
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with two carloads of thoroughbreds, and put them to "improving the breed." His horses turned out to have bigger chests and heavier forelegs than Kentucky breeders liked. They also ran faster than Kentuckians liked. The King Ranch's Assault won the triple crown-the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont...
...correctly sized up Stymie's potential worth, claimed him. Stymie has since won $816,060 for Jacobs. The cream-and-brown King Ranch racing colors have won all but a few of the nation's major racing classics, including the Santa Anita Derby, the Preakness, the Belmont Stakes, the Saratoga Special, a score of others. Trainer Hirsch summed up what Kleberg was trying to do: "Either Assault or Stymie would make crack cow horses." In the words of a cattleman, "cow horses can start fast, turn on a dime and give you 9? change...
Most original campaign of the election was run by Jane Conner, of Belmont, chosen president of the Class of 1951, who was represented at the Student Government candidates' tea, scheduled during her laboratory hours, by an effigy made from a mop. Other officers elected last week are Cynthia Williams of Baltimore, vice-president; Martiyn Marvill of Falmouth, secretary; and Lealie Guy of Binghamton, N. Y., treasurer...
Back in 1931 Lamar married a Radcliffe alumna and now has two daughters, rapid Harvard fans, at home in Belmont. In '37 he found time to go to B. U. Law school at night but did not complete the course...
...proud bearing and his showmanship set him apart from the pack. As a three-year-old, he did not run in the Kentucky Derby (in fact, he never ran a race in his native state), but he won the Belmont by 20 lengths. One good horse, John P. Grier, made Red extend himself one day at Aqueduct, and nobody who saw the race will ever forget it. The pair of them ran nose-&-nose, breaking world's records at every furlong pole along the way (the five furlongs in 157 2/5, the six furlongs in 1:09, the mile...