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Word: spinaway (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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...seconds. He has won only twelve important stakes this season, to Mills's 18, but Coucci's twelve were worth more money, $166,095 to $86,017. He won the American Derby and the Arlington Park Classic, both on Morton L. Schwartz's Gusto, and the Spinaway Stakes with Easy Day. Jockey Coucci, more than Mills, is noted for spectacular finishes. Sometimes they are too spectacular, like one last fortnight which caused Laurel, Md. officials to suspend him for "taking a tow"-grabbing the saddlecloth of a horse going past him. Last week Jockey Coucci was reinstated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Urchins in Silk | 10/24/1932 | See Source »

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