Word: jockey
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IRVING is a black groom who works in the stables. His friends call him "Red." He has an uncle-whom he calls "Unkie"-who has worked on the track most of his life. Unkie started out to be a jockey but got too heavy and had to quit...
...must give a running description of the race because without binoculars most of the people in the grandstand can't determine the order of the horses. "To be able to identify the horses is a bit of a knack." Hannon said. He identifies them by the colors of the jockey and the color and build of the horses. A good announcer can glance at the colors listed in the program before a race and be able to distinguish the horses five minutes later. Hannon is a good announcer...
...anything in his leg. Unable to feel that his unsound leg is about to break, he will run until his leg gives way and he falls. Every-time a horse goes lame and tumbles during the running of a race a courageous animal has to be destroyed and the jockey risks being trampled to death. Pain-killing drugs do not make all horses run faster, but they do make all sore horses run faster...
...Recently elected to head the most prestigious group in horse racing. The Jockey Club (millionaires not jockeys are members), he had humble origins in the South and rose to head a famous mutual fund named after...
...radio disc jockey announced the second hour. It was like an alarm clock. Back to real life-the show's over. I almost expected a commercial...