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...fact, a modicum of suspense was needed to save the Derby from tedium. No one wants to bet against a horse that seems invincible, and invincible is exactly what Secretariat appeared to be before the Wood. As a two-year-old, the offspring of Bold Ruler had dominated his peers, winning seven of nine races. He was subsequently voted Horse of the Year, an honor usually reserved for older thoroughbreds. After being syndicated for the record sum of $6,080,000, he opened the 1973 season with convincing victories in the Bay Shore and Gotham Stakes...
...Before the Wood, Martin brazenly and unsuccessfully offered any takers the opportunity to bet $5,000 against his horse in a head-to-head contest with Secretariat. A Cuban who trains Sham for New York Contractor Sigmund Sommer, Martin is banking on the fact that no son of Bold Ruler has ever won a Derby, or any Triple Crown race for that matter. The Derby distance of 1¼ miles is too great, some believe, for Bold Ruler's progeny. And if Sham is not the horse to prove that, perhaps it will be longer shots like Royal...
...great orchestra that lost its edge during the last years of Erich Leinsdorfs reign, and has been essentially without a ruler since his retirement in 1969. Seiji Ozawa, 37, takes over next season in an effort to restore the Boston to its traditional excellence...
Parsifal. The recent thrust toward Arab control of Middle Eastern oil began in 1970, and the man who started it all was the new, young (then 28) and hotheaded ruler of Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who had seized power in a military coup the year before. Spurred by the instincts of Arab nationalism and pride, he rejected the prevailing royalty rates and launched a bitter, ten-month campaign for a better deal. Because the industrial world's appetite for fuel was and is insatiable, he was able to force the oil companies to increase Libya's oil royalties...
Such hortatory headlines do not convey the most significant message of People's Daily. That comes in the pages devoted to news. So subtle does the process get that foreign readers are better served by a ruler than a glossary. A recent visit by a Chinese medical team to the U.S., for instance, was given more space than a trip by the same team to France, a sure sign-experts claim-of China's priorities in foreign affairs. Several weeks ago, two large, front-page pictures of Henry Kissinger with Chairman Mao Tse-tung confirmed to China watchers...