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Abshire, Lonnie, 159
Affectionately, 102–3, 105, 184
Affiliate, 184
Affirmed:
Alydar compared with, 25–26, 125–26, 142, 145, 152, 209–10, 213, 229–31, 248–49, 252–53, 269–70, 284–87, 304–8
Alydar’s rivalry with, 1–6, 148–52, 181–86, 193, 198–200, 201, 208, 209–10, 217, 221–44, 247–54, 257–87, 289–99, 310–16
at Belmont Stakes, 254, 257–87, 288, 289–90, 291, 294, 300, 301, 312, 314
bloodlines of, 4, 25–26, 175, 332,
breeding of, 2–3, 18, 25–26, 95, 314–15
California training period of, 203–4, 206–14, 222, 223, 224, 234, 261
in Champagne Stakes, 195–97, 213, 239, 272
death of, 309
disqualification of, 297–99, 301
Eclipse Award for, 199–200
farewell race of, 304–5
as foal, 111–12
as four-year-old, 303, 314, 316
in Futurity Stakes, 185–86, 203
in Great American Stakes, 151–52, 183
in Hollywood Derby, 211–14
in Hollywood Gold Cup, 302
in Hopeful Stakes, 154–55, 178–79, 181–84, 185
as Horse of the Year, 302, 314
in Jockey Club Gold Cup, 301–4
jockeys for, 3, 150, 152–55, 176–79, 197–98, 200, 206–7, 210–11, 229, 234, 253, 269–71, 294
in Juvenile Championship, 152–53, 211
in Kentucky Derby, 151, 182, 186, 199, 201, 203, 204, 208, 217, 221–44, 249, 253, 257, 258, 259, 263, 264, 265–66, 269–72, 280, 286, 287, 290
in Laurel Futurity, 197–99
legacy of, 310–16
odds on, 182–83, 197–98, 201, 229, 233, 234, 251, 271–74, 296
Patrice Wolfson’s relationship with, 126, 127, 143–45, 150, 154, 179, 183, 184, 186, 207, 212, 224, 226–27, 240, 260, 261, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279–80, 290–94, 305, 310, 315
photographs of, 7, 219, 246, 288, 300
physical appearance of, 247–48, 261, 296, 302, 304
in Preakness Stakes, 243, 246, 247–54, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265–66, 269–72, 280, 286, 287
racing record of, 1–2, 310–16, 317, 318–35
racing silks of, 22–23, 24, 40, 51, 61, 76, 83, 89, 92, 94, 99, 100, 200, 228, 238, 274, 276, 282, 313
racing strategy for, 150, 197–98, 236–39, 262, 270–71, 275
reputation of, 144–45, 198–99, 212–13, 234–36, 284–87, 289–90, 302, 304
retirement of, 304–8
in San Felipe Handicap, 208–9, 210
at Sanford Stakes, 153, 154–55, 177, 178, 182
in Santa Anita Derby, 210–12
in Santa Anita Handicap, 302
speed of, 152–53, 179, 213–14, 241, 277–78, 285
statistical tables on, 317, 318, –35
in Strub Stakes, 302
temperament of, 1, 4–5, 126–27, 140–45, 212–13, 222, 237, 293, 306
as three-year-old, 206, 221–22, 252, 290
trainer for, 2–3, 125–45, 150, 152–55, 185–86, 200, 203–4, 206–8, 229–30, 234, 247–48, 250, 302
in Travers Stakes, 290–99, 301
as two-year-old, 143–45, 182, 207
Wolfsons as owners of, 152, 154, 179, 184, 198, 199–200, 207, 212, 224, 225–27, 240, 248, 261, 274, 275, 278, 279, 290–91, 297, 304, 305–6, 310, 313–14, 315
in Woodward Stakes, 303
as yearling, 147–49
at Youthful Stakes, 146, 148–51
Affirmed Day, 304–5
Affirmed Success, 315
Alabama Stakes, 154
Alaniz, Juan, 150, 208, 236, 274, 280, 293
Ali, Muhammad, 1, 3–4, 186, 222, 258, 286–87, 315
Althea, 307
Alydar:
Affirmed compared with, 25–26, 125–26, 142, 145, 152, 209–10, 213, 229–31, 248–49, 252–53, 269–70, 284–87, 304–8
Affirmed’s rivalry with, 1–6, 148–52, 181–86, 193, 198–200, 201, 208, 209–10, 217, 221–44, 247–54, 257–87, 289–99, 310–16
in Arlington Classic, 292
at Belmont Stakes, 254, 257–87, 289–90, 294, 300, 312
blinkers worn by, 153
in Blue Grass Stakes, 214–17, 232
in Champagne Stakes, 195–97, 213, 239, 272
death of, 308–9
earnings of, 303
Florida training period of, 204–6, 208–10, 214, 224
in Futurity Stakes, 185–86
in Great American Stakes, 151–52, 153, 183
in Hopeful Stakes, 154, 181–84, 185
jockeys for, 3, 147–49, 153, 185, 187–95, 205–6, 216–18, 237, 269–70
at Kentucky Derby, 149, 152, 185, 193, 199, 201, 209, 217, 221–44, 249, 253, 258, 259, 263, 264, 269–72, 286, 287
in Laurel Futurity, 197–99
legacy of, 315–16
maiden race of, 147–51
Markeys as owners of, 148, 149, 151, 214–17, 226, 227–28, 243, 291, 292, 295, 308–9
name of, 121
odds on, 197–98, 199, 201, 229, 233, 234, 251, 271–74, 292
photographs of, 7, 109, 201, 246, 300
physical appearance of, 182, 209, 249, 264, 303
in Preakness Stakes, 243, 246, 247–54, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 269–72, 286, 287
racing record of, 1–2, 315–16, 317, 318, –35
racing strategy for, 148–49, 262–64, 275
reputation of, 145, 147–49, 182, 213, 234–36, 284–87, 289–90
running style of, 1, 3, 5, 147–49, 265–68
at Sapling Stakes, 153–54, 182
statistical tables on, 317–35
in Suburban Handicap, 303
switching leads by, 185, 204–6, 252, 263, 297
temperament of, 1, 4–5, 193–94, 215–16, 222, 276–77, 306
as three-year-old, 221–22, 252, 290
training of, 3, 121–25, 147–49, 185, 186–87, 204–6, 215–16, 230–32
at Travers Stakes, 290–99, 301
at Tremont Stakes, 153
in Whitney Stakes, 292
as yearling, 121–23
at Youthful Stakes, 148–51
Anderson, Chic, 277–78
And Steve Cauthen Sings Too, 173
antigambling laws, 37–38
apprentice jockeys, 164–68, 173–74, 175, 189, 200
Aqueduct Racetrack, 14–15, 97–98, 100, 101, 103–4, 139, 167, 168–69, 172, 178, 191, 199, 234, 304
Arcaro, Eddie, 47–48, 51–52, 166, 168, 174, 188, 242, 263, 267
“Arcaro seat,” 166
Arruza, Carlos, 134–35
“Art of Race Riding, The” (Arcaro), 188
Associated Press, 201
August Belmont Memorial Cup, 280
Avery, Sewell, 71–73
Axthelm, Pete, 173
Baeza, Braulio, 157, 167, 189–91
Barrera, Albert, 135, 142, 249–50
Barrera, Carmen Miramontes, 135, 278
Barrera, Lazaro Sosa (Laz), 3, 127, 129–45, 146, 150, 152–55, 176–79, 184, 185–86, 197–224, 229–50, 253, 257–75, 278–83, 287–305, 309–10, 311, 313
Battaglia, Mike, 229
Believe It, 153, 199, 206, 209, 223, 230, 232, 233, 234, 238–39, 242, 249, 251, 253, 254, 265
Belmont Park, 14, 98, 100, 116, 117, 127, 138, 142, 143–51, 153, 174–78, 185–86, 191, 193, 244, 248, 274–75, 303, 305, 307, 313
Belmont Stakes, 2, 18, 52, 78, 82, 93, 105, 114, 140, 142, 174–75, 254, 257–87, 288, 289–90, 291, 294, 300, 301, 312, 314
Belmont Week, 257–58, 265, 267
Belwin, 33
Bet Twice, 307
Beyer, Andrew, 233
Beyer Speed Figures, 233
Bieber, Isidor, 96–98, 104, 105, 106
Big Wheel, 169, 174, 178, 190, 191, 207
Blenheim II, 44
Block, Charlie, 76
Blood-Horse, 312
Blue Delight, 24
Bold Forbes, 138–39, 140, 142, 163, 176, 211, 223, 231, 232, 268
Booth, Albie, 65
Breeders’ Cup Classic, 307
Britton, Jack, 259
Brumfield, Don, 166–67
Buck Mountain, 150–51
“bugs” (“bug boys”), 164–65, 166, 167, 168, 173–74, 175
Bull Lea, 41, 42, 50, 51, 52–53, 60, 61, 82, 90, 91–92, 95, 307
Butazolidin, 93
California, 134–36, 152–53, 203–4, 206–14, 222, 223, 224, 234, 261
California Horse Racing Board, 210
Calumet Baking Powder Co., 27–35, 52–53
Calumet Farm, 2, 6, 10, 22–24, 26, 77, 89–98, 103, 113–14, 117, 125, 145, 154, 193, 214–17, 227–29, 232, 235, 243, 248, 274, 281, 291, 303, 306–14
Campbell, Larry, 167
cannon-bone fractures, 16
Cannonnade, 163
Canonero, 261
Carey, Hugh, 280
Carroll, Julian, 240
Carson, Johnny, 170
Castro, Fidel, 135
Cauthen, Doug, 235
Cauthen, Myra Bischoff, 157–58
Cauthen, Ronald (Tex), 157–61, 165, 167–68
Cauthen, Steve, 3, 6, 155, 157–79, 183–86, 192–93, 198, 200–201, 206–7, 210, 213–14, 228–42, 249–53, 256, 269–83, 287, 295, 301–2, 311–12
Century Gold, 107
Champagne Stakes, 78, 82, 195–97, 213, 239, 272
Chance Dancer, 208
Chateaugay, 157
Chris Evert, 191
Cinnamon, Melvin, 113, 114, 117–19
Citation, 15, 23, 51, 77, 93, 99, 139, 154, 222, 228, 258, 260, 287, 303, 312
Coaching Club American Oaks, 263, 268
Coastal, 303–4
Comaneci, Nadia, 170–71
Combs, Leslie, II, 19–20, 58, 78–79, 81, 90, 195, 305
Confidential, 73
Continental Enterprises, Inc., 85–86, 87
Cordero, Angel, Jr., 140, 142, 144, 146, 154, 163, 166, 168, 169, 171, 172, 175, 191, 210, 282, 296, 297, 298
Cosell, Howard, 236
Count Fleet, 78, 258, 260, 263, 283
Crab Grass, 176
Crafty Admiral, 19, 106–7, 134
Cruguet, Jean, 286
Daily Racing Form, 168, 169, 173, 282, 301
Dancer’s Image, 93
Darby Creek Road, 154, 183, 223, 266, 276, 277, 282, 285
Davona Dale, 311
Dax S., 249
Destructo, 136
DiMaggio, Joe, 69, 87, 133, 303
Dolce, Emil, 136–37
Donnagal, 132
Eclipse Award, 175–76, 199–200, 302, 307, 309, 315
Eglin Federal Prison Camp, 87–88, 105
English Triple Crown, 311
Epsom Derby, 311
Escudero, Rafael, 137
Exceller, 302
Exclusive Native, 16–17, 18, 19, 20–22, 25, 88, 106, 107, 225, 305
exercise riders, 123, 126, 212
Fairland Farm, 32–33
“false favorites,” 171
Feller, Bob, 170
First City Bank, 308
Fitzsimmons, Sunny Jim, 51, 75
Flamingo Stakes, 46, 81, 206, 209
Flawlessly, 315
Florida Pipe and Supply, 65–67
foaling barns, 112–13
footfalls, 204–5
Fortas, Abe, 88
Fortune, 73
Forward Pass, 92–94, 119, 228, 261
fractured coffin bone, 302–3
Francis S., 78
Frazier, Joe, 1, 3–4, 186, 222, 258, 286–87, 315
Funny Cide, 312
Galbreaths’ Darby Dan Farm, 311
Gallant Fox, 39–40, 51, 259, 293
galloping, 123–24, 125, 147–48, 204, 205, 262, 291
General Foods Corp., 34
Gonzalez, Bernie, 143, 144, 177
Goodman, Lenny, 167–68, 172, 176–78
Grand Circuit, 33
Great American Stakes, 151–52, 153, 183
Great Depression, 34, 65–66, 71, 96–97
Gretzky, Wayne, 173
Grid Iron Hero, 136–37
grooms, 121–22, 123, 149, 150, 207, 208
Hail To Reason, 100–102, 103, 105, 184
hairline sesamoid fracture, 303
Hall of Fame, see National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame
“handedness,” 204–6
Happy Valley Farm, 88
Harbor View Farm, 10–17, 76–83, 88, 105–6, 111–26, 136–38, 142, 200, 225, 282, 302
harness racing, 29, 31, 32–33, 35, 36–40, 41
Hawthorne Racetrack, 165
Hialeah Park, 12–14, 46, 55, 59, 76, 78–79, 80, 81, 104, 116, 119, 120, 122–24, 127, 131, 210
High Echelon, 105
Hill Gail, 60
Hindoo, 15
Hipόdromo de las Américas, 132, 133
Hipόdromo Presidente Remόn, 187–88
Hirsch, Max, 75
Hollywood Derby, 211–14
Hollywood Gold Cup, 302
Hollywood Park, 135, 152–53, 184
Hopefully On, 95
Hopeful Stakes, 5–6, 101, 154–55, 178–79, 181–84, 185
Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA), 103
Horse of the Year, 50, 52, 82–83, 104, 114, 199–200, 302, 307, 314, 315
Howard, Charles, 77
“hundred-grander” stakes, 138–39
Indigo Star, 249
Iron Liege, 61
Jackson, Reggie, 200
Jacobs, Ethel, 96, 99, 101, 105
Jacobs, Hirsch, 15, 18, 96–106, 130, 131, 137–38, 140, 141, 226–27
Jacobs, John, 96, 101, 104, 105
Jim Dandy, 293
jockey agents, 167–68
Jockey Club Gold Cup, 301–4
jockeys, 3, 47–48, 51–52, 76, 132, 143, 157–79, 189, 200
Johnson, Phil, 286
Jonabell Farm, 309
Jones, Ben, 42–48, 51–52, 60, 61, 89, 92, 98, 103, 113–14, 228
Jones, Jimmy, 45, 60, 79, 89–91
journeyman jockeys, 165, 167, 173–76
Judge Advocate, 266, 276, 277, 285
Justice Department, U.S., 86
Juvenile Championship, 152–53, 211
Keeneland Fall Sale, 9–10, 36, 76, 78, 104, 106, 127, 214–16
Kentucky, 2, 22–23, 37–38, 58, 79, 80–81, 228–29
Kentucky Derby, 2–6, 11–18, 23, 25, 35–37, 41, 42–50, 60, 61, 76–80, 89, 92–94, 101, 104, 119, 138–40, 157, 163, 168, 199, 222–23, 226, 228, 271, 307, 311, 312
Kentucky Derby Gold Cup, 36, 93, 199, 228
Kentucky Derby Trial, 47
Kentucky Derby Week, 223, 226, 271
Kid, The (Axthelm), 173
King, Hal, 135
King of Swat, 164
laminitis, 309
Lang, Chick, 252–53
Latonia Racetrack, 158–59, 161
Laurel Futurity, 197–99
Lazar, Swifty, 173
Leggett, Bill, 285
Lewis, Ted (Kid), 259
Little Miracle, 175
longshots, 42, 93, 143, 164, 169, 171, 232, 266, 296, 315
Los Angeles Times, 309
Loy, Myrna, 57
Majestic Prince, 17–18, 98, 225, 234, 261, 264
Manne, Henry, 88
Man o’ War, 1, 15, 38–39, 51, 52, 172, 182, 185, 265, 266, 312
Maple, Eddie, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 183, 185, 186, 194, 199, 238, 242, 251, 253, 254
Markey, Gene (Admiral), 26, 56–62, 73, 92, 214–17, 227–28, 243, 291, 308
Markey, Lucille:
as Alydar owner, 148, 149, 151, 214–17, 226, 227–28, 243, 291, 292, 295, 308–9
as Calumet Farm owner, 22–24, 26, 43–44, 49, 56–62, 89–92, 195
earnings of, 23, 39–40, 49–53, 60, 61–62, 89, 93–94, 120, 229, 234, 260, 304
first marriage of, 23, 39, 53–56, 57, 59, 60
as horse breeder, 23–26, 41, 52–53, 60–61, 82, 90–92, 112–14
second marriage of, 56–62
trainers hired by, 42–48, 51–52, 60, 61, 89–91, 98, 103, 113–25, 228
wealth of, 23, 27, 55–56, 61–62, 308
Wolfson compared with, 24–25, 62, 78, 79, 82, 89
Marquette, Père, 28
Martens, George, 175–76
Mellon, Paul, 114
Merritt-Chapman & Scott, 70, 72, 73, 78, 85, 87
Molter, Willie, 133
Moreno, Bolivar, 188
“morning glories,” 148
Mundo, 132
mutuel wagering, 37–38, 143, 273–74
Nack, Bill, 117, 233, 272, 284–85, 298, 314
Nashua, 75, 79, 182, 222, 265, 267
Nasty and Bold, 296
National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, 75, 77, 91, 103, 223, 227, 311, 312, 315
Native Dancer, 4, 6, 9, 11–12, 15, 136, 139, 182, 260, 269, 312
Native Heritage, 107
Nearly on Time, 178
Newsday, 233
New York City, 167, 168–69, 178
New York Racing Association, 103, 271
New York Times, 73, 74, 86, 259
Noon Time Spender, 249, 251, 266, 276, 277
Núñez, Jorge, 133
Ocala Stud, 80
Off-Track Betting (OTB), 169, 274
On-and-On, 95
one-run horses, 149
Orb, 312–13
Our Mims, 95, 154, 194, 263, 268
Oxbow, 312–13
Palmer, Joe, 39
Palmieri, Edmund L., 87
Panama, 188–91
pari-mutuel wagering, 37–38, 143, 273–74
Parke, Burley, 10–16, 76–78, 137
Pelé, 200
Penney, J. C., 66
People, 173
Peter Manning, 32
Peteski, 315
Phalanx, 114
Pimlico Race Course, 140, 247–54
Pincay, Laffit, Jr., 152–55, 166, 172, 177, 191, 210–11, 295, 296, 297–98, 302, 303, 304
Pleasant Colony, 311
Plum Cake, 95
Poole, George, 91
Preakness Stakes, 2, 18, 49, 52, 93, 104, 105, 140, 243, 246, 247–54, 258–66, 269–72, 280, 286, 287, 307, 311, 312–13
racing, horse:
backstretch in, 48, 123, 139, 183, 211, 251, 277, 296, 302
betting in, 6, 37–38, 74–75, 143, 197–98
blinkers used in, 104, 153, 262–63
bookmakers in, 37–38, 139, 140, 150, 153, 168–69, 171, 182–83, 233, 234, 273–74
bush, 161
claiming, 96–98, 106, 136–37, 282
clubhouse turn in, 251
disqualifications in, 93–94, 297–99, 301
earnings (purses) in, 103, 168–69, 171–72, 175, 229, 234, 260, 304, 307
furlongs in, 124
futurity stakes in, 11, 185–86, 197–99, 203
handicapping in, 37–38, 98, 105, 106–7, 139, 140, 143, 150, 153, 164, 168–69, 171, 182–83, 233, 234, 271–74, 314
harness vs. flat, 29, 31, 32–33, 35, 36–40, 41
homestretch in, 45, 48–49, 149, 251–52, 277, 297
injuries in, 15–17, 18, 50, 81–82, 101, 113–14, 119, 120, 124, 140, 154, 174–75, 193, 295, 297–98, 302–3
jockeys in, 3, 47–48, 51–52, 76, 132, 143, 157–79, 189, 200
jockey weight in, 164–65, 166, 167, 168, 173–74, 175
licenses in, 107
longshots in, 42, 93, 143, 164, 169, 171, 232, 266, 296, 315
media coverage of, 37–39, 170, 173, 223, 225–26, 229–30, 233, 240–44, 248, 252–53, 258, 270, 271, 280, 282–83, 289, 293–94, 298–99, 304–5
odds on, 143, 164, 182–83, 197–98, 201, 229, 233, 234, 251, 271–74, 296
pace set in, 238, 265–68, 277–78
photo finishes in, 1–2, 190, 201, 264, 279–80, 285–86, 288
speed in, 124, 147–49, 152–53, 179, 213–14, 241, 264, 277–78, 285
as “Sport of Kings,” 1, 22, 38, 99, 316
stakes, 11, 148–51, 173–74, 185–86, 197–99, 203, 264; see also specific races
starting gate in, 45, 125, 139, 144, 162, 211, 250
straightaway in, 205
surface conditions of, 242, 249
switching leads in, 185, 204–6, 252, 263, 297
track records in, 14–15, 49, 77, 101, 152, 183–84, 206, 252, 266, 285
trainers in, 3, 4, 40–48, 51–52, 96–98, 103, 104, 121
winner’s circle in, 239–40, 252
Radar Ahead, 213
Raise a Native, 9–18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 82, 88, 95, 106, 107, 113, 123, 149, 151, 175, 225, 237, 305, 306
Raise You, 12
Raymond Earl, 217, 230, 237, 238
Red Pipe, 164
Reigh Count, 36
Rice, Ewell, 120
Rice, Grantland, 47
Rittmaster, Alex, 74
River Downs Racetrack, 161, 162, 164–68
Robards, Terry, 86
Robertson, A. G., 76
Romanticize, 282
Rondinello, Lou, 285
Rose, Carl, 80
Rose, Charlie, 123
Rough Sea, 186
Royal Patrice, 104
Rubirosa, Porfirio, 134–35
Ruffian, 265
Russell, John, 285
“Sandman, The,” 309
San Felipe Handicap, 208–9, 210
Sanford Stakes, 16, 153, 154–55, 177, 178, 182
Santa Anita Derby, 210–12
Santa Anita Handicap, 302
Santa Anita Park, 83, 142, 143, 172, 203–4, 212, 293
San Vicente Stakes, 206
Sapling Stakes, 15, 153–54, 182
Saratoga Race Course, 5–6, 16, 59, 100, 101, 104, 154, 167, 178–79, 181–84, 185, 251, 290–99, 312
Saratoga Yearling Sale, 11–12, 36, 50, 82, 181
Saturday Evening Post, 70
Savalas, Telly, 146,
Seabiscuit, 50, 77, 99, 251, 258–59, 265, 266–67
Seattle Slew, 175, 199–200, 206, 252, 260, 265, 286, 301–2, 305, 306–7, 313
Secretariat, 1, 18, 172, 182, 211, 222, 232, 234, 238, 239, 241, 252, 258, 260, 264, 283, 285, 293, 294, 304, 307, 312, 313, 314–15
Securities Act (1933), 85–86
Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S., 17, 73–74, 85–88
Sensitive Prince, 223, 225, 228, 230, 232, 234, 237, 238, 294
Shake Shake Shake, 296
Shoemaker, Willie, 166, 171, 172, 191, 242
Six Million Dollar Man, The, 200
Slade, 159
Sobel, Robert, 88
Sparks, Clyde, 123, 148–49, 236, 274
Special Stakes, 154
Spendthrift Farm, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19–20, 22, 24, 25, 58, 75, 78–79, 90, 95, 195, 225, 305–6
Sporting News, 201
Sports Illustrated, 3, 100, 129, 170, 188, 200–201, 226, 233, 314
Sportsman of the Year, 270
Stage Door Johnny, 93
stallion barns, 19, 20, 23, 35, 225, 305–6
Standardbreds, 29, 32–33, 36–40, 41
Stephens, Woody, 153, 209–10, 232, 233, 254, 287
Strub Stakes, 302
Stymie Manor, 99
Suburban Handicap, 303
Sunday Silence, 307
Supreme Court, U.S., 88
Sweet Tooth, 24, 25, 95, 112–13, 114, 120, 121
syndication, 16, 20, 50, 304, 314–15, 316
Taliaffero, Chuck, 168
Tampoy, 208
teaser stallions, 21
tendon injuries, 18
Thoroughbreds:
auctions of, 9–10, 20, 80, 82–83, 306, 316
bloodlines of, 4, 10, 11–12, 19–20, 24, 25–26, 35, 38, 61 75, 81–82, 90–92, 105–6, 120, 175, 332, 333
breeding fees for, 16, 20–22, 50, 304, 314–15, 316
breeding sheds for, 20–22, 25, 305–8
breeding strategies for, 31–32, 50, 80–81, 99–100, 104
British, 199
broodmares in, 17, 33, 35, 36–37, 40, 41, 60–61, 79, 90, 95, 106, 111, 112–13, 314–15
cemeteries for, 92
colts of, 3, 5, 12–13, 16, 35, 45–46, 51, 82, 111–13, 119, 120, 121–23, 125, 215
drugging of, 93
as fillies, 50, 102, 113, 119, 123, 125, 268, 311
foals of, 5–6, 9, 16, 18–19, 22, 25, 90–91, 95, 103, 107, 111–13, 121, 306–7, 314–15
four-year-old, 303, 308, 314, 316
insurance on, 308–9
as mares, 20–22, 24, 31–32, 33, 42, 60–61, 111, 112–13, 127, 314–15
racing silks of, 22–23, 24, 40, 51, 61, 89, 92, 94, 170, 200, 228, 238, 274, 276, 282, 313
saddles for, 13, 45, 121, 149, 236, 301–2
as stallions, 20, 24, 31–33, 61, 82, 90–92, 304, 314–15
Standardbreds vs., 29, 32–33, 36–40, 41
stride of, 204–5
as studs, 9, 16, 17–18, 20–22, 31–33, 61, 82, 90–92, 303, 304–8, 309, 314–15
temperament of, 12, 13–14, 25, 44–45, 140
three-year-old, 3, 45–46, 206, 221–22, 252, 290
two-year-old, 15, 45, 50, 80–81, 124, 125, 134, 143–45, 182, 207
as weanlings, 9–10, 40, 41, 42, 111–13
as yearlings, 11–12, 36, 44, 51, 76, 78, 80–81, 120, 121–23, 127, 147–49, 160, 181, 182, 204, 306, 316
Thousand Nights, 282
Timonium Race Track, 262
Tinajero, 137
Tizol, Estéban Rodríguez, 138
Tobin, J. O., 292
Tonight Show, 170
training tracks, 122
Travers Stakes, 285–86, 287, 290–99
Tremont Stakes, 153
Triple Crown, 1–6, 17, 23, 38–39, 49, 50–52, 61, 77, 78, 93, 98, 103, 104, 141, 142, 175, 252, 258–66, 270–73, 280–87, 290–93, 301–17
see also Belmont Stakes; Kentucky Derby; Preakness Stakes
Turkoman, 307
Turner, Billy, 286
Turn To Turia, 119
Twilight Tear, 50
Upset, 185
Vanderbilt, Alfred G., 136
Veitch, John, 2, 109, 114–25, 147–54, 182–87, 193, 199, 204–6, 215–17, 221, 223, 230–36, 244, 248–49, 254, 262–68, 273, 275, 278, 281–99, 310–11
Veitch, Silas, 114
Veitch, Sylvester, 114, 115, 116–17, 263, 311
Velasquez, Francisca, 187, 189
Velasquez, Jorge, 3, 147–49, 166, 169–74, 187–95, 201, 205–6, 209, 213, 216–18, 231–43, 248–54, 256, 264, 269–70, 275–82, 287, 296–99, 311, 312
Velasquez, Margarita, 194
Volney, 193
War Admiral, 251, 258–59, 265, 266–67
Warner, Albert, 75
Washington Times-Herald, 57
Wheatley Stable, 83
whips, 161–62, 166, 211, 213, 252, 279, 304
Whirlaway, 23, 44–48, 54, 61, 192, 259–60, 303
Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt, 11, 78, 114, 115
Whitney, Searle, 115
Whittingham, Charlie, 129–30, 212
Wolfson, Florence, 70–71, 87, 104
Wolfson, Louis:
as Affirmed owner, 152, 154, 179, 184, 198, 199–200, 207, 212, 224, 225–27, 240, 248, 261, 274, 275, 278, 279, 290–91, 297, 304, 305–6, 310, 313–14, 315
background of, 2–3, 10, 63–74, 81
earnings of, 11, 76, 78, 81–83, 200
first marriage of, 70–71, 87, 104
as horse breeder, 9–22, 25–26, 62, 74–79, 81–82, 95–107, 111–12, 184
imprisonment of, 2–3, 87–88, 105
Jacobs as mentor of, 96–106, 130, 137–38
Markey compared with, 24–25, 62, 78, 79, 82, 89
reputation of, 10, 63, 71–74, 83, 87–88, 95–96, 105, 310
SEC investigation of, 17, 73–74, 85–88
second marriage of, 104–7, 137–38
takeover deals of, 63–74, 78, 83, 85–88, 310
trainers hired by, 10–16, 77–79, 130, 136–38
Wolfson, Patrice Jacobs, 18, 19, 96, 99–112, 126, 127, 143–45, 146, 150, 154, 179, 183–86, 207, 212, 219, 224–27, 240, 260, 261, 274–80, 290–94, 305, 310, 315
Wolfson, Sam, 63–64
Wolfson Family Foundation, 69, 88
Won’t Tell You, 18–22, 25, 106, 107, 111–12, 125, 127, 134, 175
Wood Memorial Stakes, 78, 104, 139, 211, 232
Wood Native, 151
Woodward Stakes, 303
Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 27–28
Wright, Warren, Jr., 55, 94–95, 308
Wright, Warren, Sr., 23, 29–56, 57, 59, 60, 90, 91–92, 95, 113, 308
Wright, William Monroe, 27–35, 36, 39–40, 42, 52–53
Ycaza, Manny, 189
Zoman, 315