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...while riding Johnny D. that Cauthen first convinced the experts that he was developing as a shrewd competitor. In the Laurel International, one of the major grass races of the year, Cauthen took an early lead and then throttled back to lull his rivals?setting a "false pace," track people say. In the stretch, Cauthen suddenly drove Johnny D. on, catching the field off guard, and came home a winner...
...Cauthen may still lack a bit, perhaps, of the ruthless will to win that marks the enduring greats of race riding. He remains Myra and Tex Cauthen's well-brought-up boy, a kid who spent the night before the Kentucky Derby in a sleeping bag on the floor of a hotel suite crowded with relatives because, as Brother Doug, 15, quite logically explains: "It was his turn...
...California tracks this winter, Cauthen's remarkable winning record fell off slightly, and the going in New York will be more testing in his sophomore year. No longer merely a phenomenon, he is a craftsman now, settling in for the long haul. But like vintage port, he can only get better with age. Real race riders always do. Steve Cauthen is a real...
...Affirmed in Cali fornia this spring, where heavy rains hampered training and the horse ran against competition considered to be inferior to that back East. But Affirmed won the Santa Anita Derby and the Hollywood Derby, and obviously was in magnificent shape for the Derby and the Preakness. Like Cauthen, Barrera has enormous confidence in his horse. Says he: "If Affirmed was a baseball player, he'd be Joe DiMaggio. He does things so easy...
Another Wolfson family favorite is Stevie Cauthen, whom Patrice finds uncannily compatible with her horse. "This Thoroughbred and Cauthen both seem so mature," she says. "But they're both so young. Both are very businesslike. Cauthen came in to ride in his first derby, and it was like he'd done it all before. And Affirmed was just like him, totally calm. The horse is quiet-the boy is quiet. Both are natural athletes. Affirmed has a beautiful look about him, and Cauthen's just the same...