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...seventh and eighth decades. He conquered television with a brace of specials in the late 50s. He turned to straight acting and won an Oscar nomination (his first!) for his performance in "The Towering Inferno." In his 81st year he took a wife less than half his age: thoroughbred jockey Robyn Smith...
...sits glued to the TV the week before Derby Day, biting his nails and yelling at the talking heads who won't shut up about white-haired golden boy Bob Baffert and his giant stallion Point Given. By the time Jorge Chavez, the 4-ft. 10-in. jockey who clawed his way up from the slums of Lima, Peru, to a seat atop Monarchos, hits the homestretch, you are rooting...
...pages; $24.95) isn't much concerned with races, but it's plenty racy. It probably contains more explicit depictions of the sex act than Fanny Hill. None of these acts involve humans, however, except in an officiating capacity. Conley's subject is Kentucky's exclusive breeding sheds. Because the Jockey Club--which regulates the $34 billion Thoroughbred industry--forbids artificial insemination, Thoroughbreds are made the old-fashioned way. It's a micromanaged, ritualized affair, from the guy (or gal) who lifts up the mare's tail to the fellow who guides the machinery into place. Millions of dollars often depend...
...shit for them,” she says. “I’d rather play and then have them pay at the door when they’re leaving.” A teenage Lord first discovered her need for autonomy while working as a disc jockey for WERS, the nationally recognized Emerson College radio station. She was fired for refusing to adhere to the prescribed playlists, an event she describes as a turning point. “I love music but I don’t want anyone to tell me what I can or can?...
...Currently, the government skims 14% from every bet, limiting the amount of cash returned to punters. The club wants to be taxed on its profits, like other companies. "If we could give a 95% return on the betting dollar, that would give us a real edge," says Wong. The Jockey Club also has its reputation going for it?although as the current race-rigging investigation shows, even that is no sure thing...