Word: tattenham
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...them for the first time. Flamingo was in front with Ranjit Singh close to him; then came Port Hole and Royal Minstrel and Felstead and Sunny Trace ridden by Gordon Richards, England's premier jockey. They left the level and ran wildly downhill toward the hairpin turn called Tattenham Corner. No horse has a chance unless he is one of the first two or three to get round. Flamingo was still in front but now Felstead came round him into the turn and raced for the wire with Flamingo losing ground. Black Watch came out of the pack...
...famous Tattenham Corner a brown mongrel ran out on the track, tried to nip Colorado's heels. British newspapermen made much of this incident, but it is not likely that it had anything to do with the result of the race. Coronach's speed needed no mongrel help...
...Germans and Lord Derby's Sansovino led with Hurstwood, Bright Night and Tom Pinch. Down the spongy, muddy track squelched the horses, the pouring rain dashing into their faces. Little by little Sansovino and St. Germans drew away from the rest. When the field plodded around the dreaded Tattenham corner it was clear that Sansovino was the winner and some few seconds later he carried the black-and-white colors of Lord Derby to victory by a lead of six lengths over Lord Astor's St. Germans. Tremendous cheers greeted the victory-cheers for the horses...