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...mount, Tom Rolfe, through a hole on the rail. Suddenly there was no hole. Another jockey abruptly cut over in front of him, and Turcotte had to rein in to keep from bumping into the horse ahead. Shut off with no place to go, he finished third behind Lucky Debonair. Ordinarily, he might have screamed foul. But in the Derby, by tradition, there is no such thing as a foul. Turcotte, 23, stalked into the Jockeys' room and snarled: "O.K. O.K. I learned a lesson out there today...
...Laugh. After Ada L. Rice's Lucky Debonair won March's Santa Anita Derby by four laughing lengths, oddsmakers wasted no time installing him as the early-line favorite (at 3-1) to win the 91st Run for the Roses. The strapping bay colt did nothing to diminish his stature either when he won last month's $25,000 Blue Grass Stakes in Kentucky. Still, come last week, the 100,000-odd fans who jammed ancient Churchill Downs found themselves another favorite: Wheatley Stable's Bold Lad. After all, Bold Lad had won nine...
Over the Shoulder. Maybe it was Lucky Debonair. By the time the eleven-horse field rounded the clubhouse turn, Willie had Lucky Debonair in the lead. Hunched high over the withers, keeping a tight rein, he contentedly allowed Flag Raiser, a 17-1 shot, to stay close alongside. "He didn't worry me," said the Shoe later. "It was the horses behind that...
Swift Ruler, who nearly upset Lucky Debonair in the Blue Grass, is going to win the Derby. As a two-year old he raced in the Chicago area, winning five of nine races against fairly good competition at short distances. This spring Swift Ruler's trainer shipped him to Oaklawn Park, a very low-class track in Arkansas. He won four races with case, and seemed to prefer long distances, though his wins came against rotten opposition...
...might object that Swift Ruler is too cheap a horse for the Derby, but his brilliant race against Lucky Debonair proves he can hold his own against the best three-year olds in the country. HOW THEY'LL FINISH 1. Swift Ruler 15-1 2. Lucky Debonair 4-1 3. Bold Lad 6-5 4. Native Charger 8-1 5. Hall to All 8-1 6. Flag Raiser 8-1 7. Tom Rolfe 5-1 8. Dapper Dan 20-1 9. Carpenter's Rule 30-1 10. Mr. Pak 30-1 11. Narusha...