MORVICH 



stories of the Derby reached me. For one 

 thing, it was common talk among horsemen 

 that the race was too early in the year for three- 

 year-olds, and that those who ran a great race 

 in the Derby broke afterward and were little 

 good for racing again. For another it was said 

 the distance of a mile and a quarter was too 

 much for me. It is true I have never raced that 

 distance but my final workout before we left 

 Jamaica a week ago was over a distance of a 

 mile and a furlong and I did it in 1:58. 



As for the statement that the three-year-olds 

 break after the Derby that is not as true as 

 mJght be. Great three-year-olds, if they return 

 to the track for further racing, arc placed under 

 increasing handicap. Each race they win, the 

 handicap grows. Rather, therefore, than per- 

 mit them to be broken by carrying grievous 

 weight, owners frequently withdraw great 

 horses in order to put them to stud and thus 

 perpetuate the strain. 



But, as I look through the wire screen of my 



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