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Woody Stephens started amassing his racing wisdom when he was 13. The son of a tobacco farmer in the hamlet of Midway, Ky., Stephens broke his first yearling in 1927, and a year later dropped out of high school to sign a five-year contract as an apprentice jockey. When he grew too big to ride, Stephens turned to training, scoring his first victory in 1940. His total involvement with all facets of racing includes even horse matchmaking-it was Stephens' idea to mate Bold Bidder and Queen Sucree in 1970. The product was named Cannonade. To this...
...like being outside and on the water," says Cox. "As coxswain, I feel I contribute to the team in the way a quarterback or a jockey does...
Most observers assume that Pompidou will not remain in office until his seven-year term ends in 1976. This assumption inevitably has fueled speculation about his successor in the Elysée. More than that, it has put the contenders in the peculiar situation of having to jockey for position without appearing eager to take advantage of the President's illness. So far, Pompidou has anointed no one to succeed him. But the odds are overwhelming that the next man to wear the medal and sash of the Président de la République will...
...sport of kings has been cruel to Jockey Mary Bacon, 25. In the five years that she has worn silks, Mary has broken her back twice, been kidnaped by a race-track "Johnny" and shot at. When Michigan's Hazel Park ruled in 1972 that Mary and her husband, Jockey Johnny, could not both compete, Mary left Johnny and went on riding. One of the few out-of-saddle distractions she has permitted herself was a nude pose for Playboy magazine. But it was all coming together. Two weeks into the spring meeting at New York's Aqueduct...
Nevertheless, the appearance of young comics making fun of their own culture is a good sign. Says Comedian and Disc Jockey Don Imus: "It used to be Bob Hope making fun of hippies; now it's hippies making fun of hippies...