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...occasion there were extenuating circumstances. His first time out he raced without blinkers; the second time he lost, he cast a shoe; the last time, when he ran fourth in the Everglades Stakes a few weeks ago, he was bumped into the rail and got a disappointing ride from Jockey Ron Turcotte...
...following a long winter's rest, he ran away with the Hibiscus Stakes. After missing out in the Everglades, he returned to the winner's circle last week with a coasting four-length victory over ten other Derby eligibles in the Blue Grass Stakes. Says Veteran Jockey Ray Broussard, who has handled Riva Ridge in workouts: "I've been on a great many running horses in my career, but none are the equal of this...
WHRB disc jockey Robert Coley '73 (The Mason) repeatedly exhorted the occupiers to "keep on pushing" until Harvard sells its Gulf stock. But Coley was careful to add that his views did "not necessarily reflect the opinion of WHRB, the Harvard Corporation, or the Gulf Oil Company...
Robyn began her career as a jockey three years ago in her home town of San Francisco. After six months of roughing it on half-mile tracks around the fair circuit, she decided to tackle the top tracks in New York and Florida. One trainer she impressed was Frank Wright; he had once said that he would not use a woman jockey until the Chicago Bears drafted a tight end from Vassar-and put her in their starting lineup...
...Jockey Smith is not dependent on racing for an income; she graduated from Stanford with an A.B. in English. "I can always teach school for a living," she says. "But I don't want to." Neither does Billie Jean want to be simply a lawyer's wife. In the changing world of sport, they have found it possible to be the athletes they want...