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California's hope was husky On Trust, who ran away from his opposition in March's $100,000 Santa Anita Derby. His veteran jockey, Johnny Longden, thought he knew a Derby horse when he rode one, and he liked On Trust's chances. Willie Molter, the nation's leading trainer last year, said that On Trust was the most knowing race horse he had ever worked with. On the figures, as the one Derby candidate who had run and won a mile and a quarter test, Molter's colt was the horse to beat...
...cuts down traveling expenses by racing only in California. Because it doesn't cost any more to hire a good jockey than a bad one (established fee: $35 for a winning mount, $15 for a loser), he usually uses a top one, Johnny Longden. But he believes a good exercise boy is more important than a good jockey, and hires the best grooms he can find, at top wages. The rest is a matter of bookkeeping: Willie pays the feed bills and the help, collects $10 a day for each horse, plus 10% of all purses. He will clear...
...last week, and his wrists and knees were still persuasive enough to boot home the winner in Newmarket's Icklingham Stakes. It was his 3,000th win in 25 seasons. (Britain's Sam Heapy holds the world's record, 3,620 wins; Johnny Longden leads all U.S. jockeys with...
Last week, Busher was asked to give away plenty of poundage to her male competitors in Hollywood Park's $25,000 Will Rogers Handicap. She shouldered her 123 lbs. like a workwoman, got away fifth from her No. 1 post position, scarcely needed the gentle reminders from Johnny Longden's whip, drove hard for her 14th victory in 18 starts-but failed by a neck to make...
...share of the winning purse. A jockey also pays for his saddles (he usually owns two or three of varying weights), whips, boots, breeches and rubber reducing suit-if he has to keep his weight down. Next to losing their bank rolls, jockeys dread gaining weight. Longden and Adams are both so small (105 Ib.) that they need not diet, but most riders count their calories, knowing well that a heavy rider (118 to 125 Ibs.) gets infrequent engagements, soon discovers that he must look for a job as jockey's agent or exercise...