At New York's Jamaica race track one afternoon last week, saddle-scarred Alfred Robertson booted home six winners on a seven-race card. It was the first time the rare six-in-seven had been accomplished on the Big Apple (New York tracks). But that is not the only reason New York railbirds will long remember Robbie's remarkable feat.
Every single one of his winning mounts was a long shot: Sorgho, who paid $15.80 for $2 in the pari-mutuel machines; Running Lights, $29.30; Sun Galomar, $23.40; Grand Party, $20.80; Paul Pry, $12.70; Starlike, $46.30. If a $2 bet...
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