Word: kauai
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Kentucky Derby leading every step of the way. But Jockey Don Brumfield kept insisting that wasn't Kauai King's natural way of running. In winning seven of twelve previous races, the dark bay, three-year-old colt had come from behind every time. In the Preakness last week at Pimlico, under Brumfield's sure rein, Kauai King reverted to his old ways. The result was even more impressive than at Churchill Downs...
...stimulates his bank account. Last week, for example, Bazelon went to the bluegrass country to oversee the recording of his Short Symphony by the Louisville Orchestra. He took advantage of the happy coincidence by flying in a few days early to take in the Kentucky Derby, bet $200 on Kauai King, the eventual winner, and walked off with combined winnings for the day of a stimulating...
Just as the Dancer was in 1953, when he lost to Dark Star by a head (the only defeat of his career), Kauai King was the post-time favorite-at odds of 2-1. Owned by Omaha businessman Mike Ford, who bought him as a yearling for $42,000, he was clearly a stick-out in an otherwise lackluster 15-horse field: he had earned $125,647, won seven out of twelve races, including three stakes, and he had finished out of the money only twice in his career. True, he had three strikes against...
...Forrest-Brumfield strategy was simple: take the lead and stay there. "When you're in front," said Brumfield, "the other horses have to cover the ground you've already been over." Going into the first turn of the H-mile race, Kauai King had a two-length lead which he widened to as much as four lengths in the backstretch. Abe's Hope, second choice of the bettors at 3-1, was hopelessly outrun. One by one, Kauai King's other challengers made their moves. Braulio Baeza rushed Stupendous up along the rail; Earlie Fires ranged...
...while, Brumfield thought he didn't either. He prayed all the way to the wire ("I turned my eyes to heaven, and I said, 'Help me now, Lord, 'cause I need you.'"). At the finish, Kauai King was one-half length ahead of Advocator and Blue Skyer. Panted Winning Jockey Brumfield: "I am the happiest hillbilly highboots you ever did see. This is one whole great blissful thing...