Everyone knows who wins a race between a hare and a tortoise, but who wins a race between two tortoises? Answer: the tortoise with the smarter jockey.
In the Midland St. Leger Trial Stakes last week at Birmingham, England, only two horses went to the post. All others had been scratched because the track was dry and hard and the distance, a mile and five-eighths, was punishing. Gordon Richards, Britain's leading jockey, with 163 winners this year, was aboard the favorite, Ridge Wood. The other horse was Courier, ridden by Tommy Lowrey. Each trainer had told his rider to let the other...
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