Word: chateaugay
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...horsemen, like lovers, are optimists. "If you had your choice, which would you rather win-the World Series or the Kentucky Derby?" someone asked Millionaire Sportsman John Galbreath. He just laughed. His Pittsburgh Pirates had won the Series in 1960; now his Chateaugay was making a run for the roses. The horse had cost Galbreath $2,000,000-the price he paid for its sire, Swaps, the 1955 Derby winner. But Chateaugay was still a 9-1 long shot...
Trailing Candy Spots, in order, will be Never Bend, Chateaugay, Bonjour, No Robbery, on My Honor, Grey Pet, Royal Tower, and Rajah Noor...
...probably run at least ten lengths behind the leader and make their bids late in the race. (Candy Spots prefers to run this way; he has a tendency to get lazy when he is leading.) Near the wire, No Robbery will have faded out of contention, Never Bend and Chateaugay will be wearing each other out in the stretch run, and Candy Spots will overhaul the leaders in the last sixteenth...
...real longshot sleeper in the Derby is an unheralded three-year-old named Chateaugay: after a mediocre season as a two-year-old, he has won three straight this year over extremely lacklustre competition. A glance at his times makes Chateaugay look very good on paper. Candy spots has raced a mile-and-one-eight in 1:51.6; Never Bend's best at the route was 1:49.4; No Robbery took the Wood in 1:49.2. Chateaugay won his last race, the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, in a phenomenal...
...horses, where none is vastly superior to the rest of the field, the winner will probably be determined by the pace and strategy of the race. No Robbery will shoot into the lead at the start and try to hold the lead all the way. Never Bend, Bonjour, and Chateaugay will all run close to the pace. It is doubtful that No Robbery can last the distance with such tremendous pressure on him every step of the way. Toward the top of the stretch. Never Bend and Chateaugay will make their move against the leader...