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From Green Spring and Worthington Valleys the horsy set will prance in. Up from Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties will come farmers whose interest in hot-blooded horses runs back a hundred years. All of them will think twice before betting against Citation. He belongs to Calumet Farm, the "baking powder" barn, which has found a magic recipe for raising breadwinners. Calumet owns more than its share of the best horses (Armed, Citation, Coaltown, Bewitch, Fervent) and has the best trainers, the Jones boys?shrewd old Ben ("B.A.") Jones and his son Jimmy. In Jockey Eddie Arcaro they have...
...pleased to note that in the story on the Calumet horse, Coaltown, TIME [April 19] admitted that the Derby is only Kentucky's greatest race...
...great equalizer, was about the only thing that might upset Calumet Farm's powerful entry: Citation and Coaltown. They were such red-hot favorites that for the first time in 43 years no place or show betting was allowed. But, mud or no mud, as the field of six (smallest in 41 years) thundered by the grandstand into the first turn, Coaltown was out in front, bouncing along like a big brown tomcat. He had never been beaten in his life...
Arcaro let Coaltown get a seven-length lead before he moved into second position. Looking back over his shoulder, Arcaro saw that the rest of the field was "too drunk" to threaten. He clucked to Citation and the gap began to close. The two Calumet horses entered the stretch noses apart, Coaltown on the rail and Citation taking a path ten feet out. Arcaro did not hit Citation with the whip until he was in front and then only because he "just wanted to keep him busy. He likes to loaf once he gets by horses." Arcaro steered Citation under...
Both winners denied any velationship to a Mr. Calumet, whose own fillies also scored on Saturday...