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...story behind the reigning monarch in the sport of kings. Correspondent Clark and Ernest Havemann, who wrote the story, visited Belmont Park Race Track, near New York City, and interviewed Lucien Laurin. Secretariat's trainer; Jockey Ron Turcotte; and Secretariat's principal owne. Mrs. Penny Tweedy. "At one point we approached, with unaccustomed stealth and reverence, the stall where our cover subject was residing," Clark recalls. "We peeked in and saw that Secretariat was eating lunch, so we withdrew discreetly, much as if we had come upon Henry Kissinger over his sweetbreads at Rive Gauche...
...fortnight before the Derby, rekindled flagging hopes in the stables of competitors. In an eight-horse field, he lagged slightly after breaking from an outside post position, then failed to make up sufficient ground with a belated stretch drive. "He just didn't have his usual punch," Jockey Ron Turcotte said afterward. Despite the defeat, Secretariat still remains the shortest-priced early betting favorite in Derby history. Last week the odds on Secretariat were...
...gourmet tour of Europe's better restaurants, including Lasserre in Paris, Hosteria de Orso in Rome and the Jockey Club in Madrid. "Travellers bring their own Alka-Seltzer," says the agent...
...respected conservative Washington newsletter, The Right Report, quotes that "Connally conservative 'can leaders win,' to the while expressing reservations about Vice President Democrat." Agnew's chances against a tough The question is how Connally will jockey for the best position. Possibilities seem to include a fourth term as Governor of Texas, this time as a Republican, or an appointment as Secretary of State if Nixon can find another spot for William Rogers...
There still was no effective ceasefire throughout South Viet Nam, as each side continued to jockey for advantage before the supervisory machinery becomes fully operational. While some Communist forces seemed to be getting in position for a larger, but limited attack, such action did not appear imminent. Hanoi is not expected to do anything to slow the U.S. troop withdrawal, which is timed to coincide with the prisoner release. Just what might happen after all U.S. prisoners and troops are out remains a murky-and potentially momentous-matter...