Word: protagonist
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Official Shivers. Protagonist, last year's two-year-old champion and early Derby favorite, had not won a race since November going into last Saturday's Stepping Stone Purse at Churchill Downs. Agitate took the California Derby two weeks ago, but could not finish better than third at the Santa Anita Derby several weeks earlier. When there seemed to be a chance to narrow down the Derby field in the Wood Memorial in New York in mid-April, that race had to be split into two sections to handle the overflow of entrants. One winner, Rube the Great...
Three weeks ago, a few horses had emerged as possibilities. Protagonist, winner of the Experimental Free Handicap, and Judger, the spectacular winner of the Florida Derby, were beginning to look like championship material. Protagonist proceeded to run fourth in the Bay Shore Handicap at Aqueduct that weekend, while Judger finished a tired third in the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah...
Last week in the Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct, Protagonist continued to slide further out of the picture. The chestnut colt took a disliking to the sloppy going that day, loped around in last place most of the way and almost fell after stumbling just past the finish line. Trainer Johnny Campo's horse now has a swollen knee to contend with because of the mishap...
...should be obvious by now that nobody has the faintest idea. Protagonist, Judger, Cannonade, Capital Asset, and Capito will all need some juicing up if they're going to do it. And can anyone see a beast named Rube the Great etching his name into the annals of history...
...Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra is the latest disc from the Firesign Theatre. It marks a return to the group's earlier mode: the 40-minute sound drama with crooked cast and treacherous plot line. The protagonist this time is Hemlock Stones, Firesign Theatre's addition to a history of Sherlock Holmes variants. He and his Watson, Dr. Flotsom, live to 99 Bakersfield St. in London, and produce cheap detective novels...