Kentucky hardboots have often kicked themselves after the running of the Kentucky Derby. But last week they yipped with glee, This time they had picked the right horse, Warren Wright's Whirlaway.
It took a lot of courage to stick to Whirlaway. Bred at Millionaire Wright's farm in the heart of the Blue Grass, he is a colt of whom Kentuckians might well be proud: a handsome golden chestnut with a tail that almost sweeps the ground. But Whirlaway has inherited a tendency to run out (veer away from the inside rail) at the turns. That trait cost him several important races last...
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