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Word: donerail (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most devastating racing coups in this hemisphere." His two ambitions: to live to 100 or to win the Belmont Stakes. Aste cared much less about the Kentucky Derby. In 1913 he had the Derby favorite, Ten Point, a son of Jack Point. But the race was won by Donerail, at 90 to 1, the longest shot ever to take the Derby. The defeat of Ten Point was a catastrophe for the bookmakers, those old enemies of Anthony Aste. Although he achieved neither of his two ambitions, his was a breathtaking career, based upon a brilliantly simple innovation made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORICAL NOTES: Boots & Saddles | 12/20/1954 | See Source »

Meanwhile, form 11-C was the biggest jolt to the American gambling fraternity since 1913, when Donerail won the Kentucky Derby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXES: The Big Jolt | 11/12/1951 | See Source »

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