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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...
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...
...Real Estate Tycoon George Pope Jr., whose Decidedly won the 1962 Derby, Hill Rise has won six races in a row, including February's $132,400 Santa Anita Derby. Jockey Shoemaker was in that race-aboard Rex Ellsworth's highly touted The Scoundrel, a powerful, stretch-running colt that tied the Santa Anita track record for a mile in an afternoon workout. The Scoundrel finished fifth, seven lengths behind Hill Rise. And it was that view from the back that persuaded Shoemaker to pick Hill Rise as his Kentucky Derby mount. "He just ran off-whoosh-and left...
...threw himself into a fight for total freedom. First, Sihanouk took the field as a general and helped lead Cambodian troops against the Viet Minh Communist guerrillas from North Viet Nam then trying to get a toe hold in Cambodia. Strapping on a Colt .45 and donning an Aussie hat, the young King commanded half a company of Cambodian troops, shared field rations, slept in a pitched tent...
...symbol of growth, energy and aggressiveness. Last week Monsanto Chemical Co., which has diversified into electronics and building materials, got formal approval from its stockholders to become just plain Monsanto Co. Fairbanks Whitney, hoping to get an image with a bang from its gunmaking subsidiary, plans to rename itself Colt Industries. Riddle-Airlines, whose name has long been just that to many people, is about to switch to Airlift International Inc. Olin Mathieson is asking customers to "please, call us by our first name," and the onetime General Shoe Co. is nailing down its new name with...