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...that stage, Jockey Ray York, astride Determine, went to his whip, later admitted that he "beat the devil" out of the little grey. "At first I had to pull up and go around a couple of horses after I almost ran up on their heels," he said. "But at the eighth pole, when I looked around, I knew I had the race...
Correlation's Jockey Shoemaker was also a little skeptical about his horse before the race. All closemouthed Willie would admit was that Correlation is "a big horse with plenty of speed, a horse that can come from behind." As it turned out, Willie called the race...
...break from the gate. Fisherman, on the inside post position, stumbled. Correlation, with Jockey Shoemaker handling him easily, slid in behind the pace, well out of trouble. At the three-quarter-mile mark Correlation was fifth, Fisherman sixth, both saving strength for the homestretch move. Both made the move together rounding the final turn. At that stage Willie gave the California colt just one crack with his bat. "When I hit him," said Willie afterward, "he took...
...Shoemaker looking over his shoulder at Fisherman, three-and-a-half lengths behind. The official time: a sparkling 1:50, three-fifths faster than Native Dancer's winning time a year ago. For running like a router, Correlation earned $86,000 for his California owner, Oilman Robert Lytle. Jockey Shoemaker, looking ahead to the extra furlong in this week's Kentucky Derby, was convinced he had a router, too. "He was running good. There was plenty of horse left...
...Kentucky prep race for the Derby last week Jockey Eddie Arcaro, riding another come-from-behind race (from twelfth at the half-mile mark), brought the Woodvale Farm's Goyamo home first in the $38,600 Blue Grass Stakes at Lexington. Time...