Word: colt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Overtrick: the $50,000 International Pace at New York's Yonkers Raceway, in 3 min., 3 4/5 sec., only 2/5 sec. off the world pacing record for 1½ miles. The victory squashed rumors that Overtrick had gone lame, added $25,000 to the big bay colt's lifetime earnings, which now amount...
What about Northern Dancer, E. P. Taylor's Canadian-bred colt that won the Derby? Lucky, they said. Too small, they said. On the day of the race, the New York Journal-American published its handicappers' selections, and only one out of twelve picked the Dancer to win. The Morning Telegraph was only slightly more encouraging: one out of eight. A well-known trainer went so far as to predict that Northern Dancer "won't even be on the board when the race is over...
Second Choice. So it was somewhat embarrassing to discover that he was only second choice for the horse he wanted to ride. Willie Shoemaker, a gentler genius, was supposed to ride Northern Dancer, a speedy bay colt owned by Canadian Millionaire E. P. Taylor. But Shoemaker changed his mind and switched to Hill Rise, the California champion (TIME, April 24). That left Hartack with Northern Dancer, and a chance to do a little embarrassing...
...long shot, set the pace through the backstretch; Hill Rise was sixth, the Dancer seventh. Then Hartack glanced to his right, saw Shoemaker flick his reins to urge Hill Rise forward. That was the signal. Hartack clucked to Northern Dancer, and in one wonderful burst of speed, the little colt bolted past Hill Rise, past Mr. Brick, past everybody, and into the clear. Turning for home, the Dancer had a two-length lead...
Northern Dancer, probably the greatest Canadian horse in history, should supply Hill Rise some of his sternest competition. The Dancer has won 11 of 14 races. More important than this statistical evidence, however, is that the little colt--as every sports page in the country will tell you--has got Heart. He's a front runner, but never gives up when rivals come at him. Nonetheless, in his two races at 11/3 miles, Northern Dancer has been hard pressed to win, and the Derby distance may be too much...