Word: whiteley
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that age). Her hindquarters are huge, and she puts them to good use. Ruffian runs with a smooth, gliding stride, and no sign of strain. "She fools you because she runs so smooth and easy," says Panamanian Jockey Jacinto Vasquez, who also rides Foolish Pleasure. Says Trainer Frank Whiteley Jr., "Her speed scares the hell...
...product of Shenanigans, a first-rate daughter of Native Dancer, and Reviewer, who won nine of 13 starts in 1968-70, Ruffian likes to run in front from start to finish. "She's got a look in her eye," says Whiteley. "It's the same look that comes from an eye of an eagle and it won't let any of the others get beyond her. A really good horse has that look. It breaks their hearts to get beaten." In fact, Ruffian can be too competitive for her own good. "We can't even exercise...
...Whiteley, 60, is an authority on class. The sinewy, white-haired track veteran trained Damascus, Tom Rolfe and Chieftain, three brilliant performers. Mounted on a pony, he escorts Ruffian to and from Belmont's barn No. 34 every morning at dawn for her daily workouts. Afterward, he soaks her front legs in a tub of ice water, then he and Groom Daniel Williams pack all four legs in damp clay to keep them cool. When he is not busy with Ruffian, Whiteley can usually be found working with another of his 19 horses...
Abbot played the entire match, blocking 12 shots for the Crimson. The Dartmouth goalie, Mitch Whiteley, made 15 saves during regular game time and blocked seven shots in overtime and sudden death...