Juvenile

Last updated: 9/29/04 8:20 PM

Race No. 3 -- The Century Dream

Juvenile (1 1/16M)

By Paul Buckley

Not to be outdone by their female counterparts, 14 juvenile

colts strut onto the track, exuding class and competitive fire.

Some will go on to greater glory while others fade from view, but

today they're all ready to roll. Here's the princely field in

post position order:

PP	HORSE	YEAR	AGE	WT	JOCKEY	TRAINER

1	WHIRLAWAY	1940	2	122	J. LONGDEN	B. A. JONES
2	NEVER BEND	1962	2	122	M. YCAZA	W. STEPHENS
3	FAVORITE TRICK	1997	2	122	J. BAILEY	P. BYRNE
4	DEVIL'S BAG	1983	2	122	E. MAPLE	W. STEPHENS
5	HOLY BULL	1993	2	122	M. SMITH	W. CROLL
6	BOLD LAD	1964	2	122	B. BAEZA	W. C. WINFREY
7	ARAZI	1991	2	122	P. VALENZUELA	F. BOUTIN
8	NASHUA	1954	2	122	E. ARCARO	J. FITZSIMMONS
9	SECRETARIAT	1972	2	122	R. TURCOTTE	L. LAURIN
10	EASY GOER	1988	2	122	P. DAY	C. McGAUGHEY
11	FIRST LANDING	1958	2	122	W. SHOEMAKER	J. H. HAYES
12	ALSAB	1941	2	122	R. L. VEDDER	A. SWENKE
13	COLIN	1907	2	122	W. MILLER	J. ROWE JR.
14	BIMELECH	1939	2	122	F. A. SMITH	W. HURLEY

Following are race records (two-year-old and lifetime) for

each horse, as well as notable accomplishments and other tidbits:

WHIRLAWAY

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Champion Three-Year-Old Colt and Horse Of The Year in 1941
-	Champion Handicap Horse and Horse Of The Year in 1942
-	Triple Crown Winner

1940 Race Record:		16-7-2-4, $77,275
Lifetime Record:		60-32-15-9, $561,161

NEVER

BEND

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Won Champagne S. at Aqueduct in 1:35 4/5
-	Finished second in the 1963 Kentucky Derby

1962 Race Record:		10-7-1-2, $402,969
Lifetime Record:		23-13-4-4, $641,524

FAVORITE

TRICK

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and Horse Of The Year
-	Won Breeders' Cup Juvenile S. (G1) at Hollywood Park
-	Won the Bashford Manor S. (G3), WHAS-11 S. and Kentucky Breeders' Cup S. at Churchill Downs in 1997
-	1997 Eclipse Award winner Jerry Bailey subs for Pat Day (who opts for Easy Goer)

1997 Race Record:		8-8-0-0, $1,231,998
Lifetime Record:		16-12-0-1, $1,726,793

DEVIL'S

BAG

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Won his five starts as a juvenile by a combined 27 lengths
-	Won Champagne S. (G1) at Belmont Park in stakes-record time of 1:34 1/5, defeating Dr. Carter
-	Won Derby Trial S. at Churchill Downs in 1984

1983 Race Record:		5-5-0-0, $355,020
Lifetime Record:		9-8-0-0, $445,860

HOLY

BULL

-	Champion Three-Year-Old Colt and Horse Of The Year in 1994
-	Won Futurity S. (G1) at Belmont Park in third career start, defeating favored Dehere
-	Five-time Grade 1 winner as a three-year-old, including Metropolitan H. in 1:33 4/5

1993 Race Record:		4-4-0-0, $335,760
Lifetime Record:		16-13-0-0, $2,481,760

BOLD

LAD

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Set a new track record of 1:15 3/5 for 6 1/2 furlongs in the Hopeful S. at Saratoga (1964)
-	Equalled the track record of 1:16 for 6 1/2 furlongs in the Futurity S. at Aqueduct (1964)
-	Won Derby Trial S. at Churchill Downs (1965)

1964 Race Record:		10-8-2-0, $387,471
Lifetime Record:		19-14-2-1, $516,465

ARAZI

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	High Weight Two-Year-Old Colt in France
-	Won Breeders' Cup Juvenile S. (G1) at Churchill Downs in only U.S. start as a two-year-old

1991 Race Record:		8-7-1-0, $1,099,745
Lifetime Record:		14-9-1-1, $1,213,307

NASHUA

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Champion Three-Year-Old Colt and Horse Of The Year in 1955
-	Equalled the track record of 1:08 1/5 for six furlongs at Belmont Park as a two-year-old
-	Set a new track record of 1:54 3/5 for 1 3/16 miles in the Preakness S. at Pimlico (1955)
-	Set a new track record of 3:20 2/5 for two miles at Belmont Park (1956)
-	Finished second to Swaps in the 1955 Kentucky Derby
-	Arcaro chooses Nashua over First Landing
-	Nashua weighed over 1,200 pounds while racing

1954 Race Record:		8-6-2-0, $192,865
Lifetime Record:		30-22-4-1, $1,288,565

SECRETARIAT

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and Horse Of The Year in 1972
-	Champion Three-Year-Old Colt, Grass Horse and Horse Of The Year in 1973
-	Finished first in Champagne S. at Belmont Park but was disqualified and placed second (1972)
-	Set a new world record of 1:45 2/5 for 1 1/8 miles in the Marlboro Cup H. at Belmont Park (1973)
-	Set North American record of 2:24 for 1 1/2 miles in the Belmont S. (1973)
-	Set a new track record of 1:59 2/5 for 1 1/4 miles in the Kentucky Derby (1973)
-	Set a new course record of 2:24 4/5 for 1 1/2 miles on turf in the Man o' War S. at Belmont Park (1973)
-	Equalled the track record of 1:33 2/5 for the mile in the Gotham S. at Aqueduct (1973)

1972 Race Record:		9-7-1-0, $456,404
Lifetime Record:		21-16-3-1, $1,316,808

EASY

GOER

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Six-time Grade 1 winner as a three-year-old
-	Set a new track record of 1:32 2/5 for the mile in the Gotham S. (G2) at Aqueduct (1989)
-	Finished second to Sunday Silence in the 1989 Kentucky Derby (G1)
-	Finished second to Is It True in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs (1988)
-	Pat Day chooses Easy Goer over Favorite Trick

1988 Race Record:		6-4-2-0, $697,500
Lifetime Record:		20-14-5-1, $4,873,770

FIRST

LANDING

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Set a new track record of 1:49 2/5 for 1 1/8 miles in the Laurel Maturity H. (1960)
-	Won the Derby Trial S. at Churchill Downs (1959)
-	Finished third in the 1959 Kentucky Derby
-	Bill Shoemaker, 1958 leader in wins and earnings, subs for Arcaro (who opts for Nashua)

1958 Race Record:		11-10-1-0, $396,460
Lifetime Record:		37-19-9-2, $779,577

ALSAB

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Set a new world record for juveniles of 1:35 2/5 for the mile in the Champagne S. at Belmont Park
-	Won 1941 match race with Requested by 3 1/2 lengths in 1:16 for 6 1/2 furlongs, besting Belmont Park's 21-year-old track record by more than one second
-	Defeated Whirlaway (1942 Horse Of The Year) in two of three meetings as sophomores
-	Finished second in the 1942 Kentucky Derby

1941 Race Record:		22-15-3-1, $110,600
Lifetime Record:		51-25-11-5, $350,015

COLIN

-	Was odds-on favorite in 13 of 15 career starts
-	Won Withers S. at Belmont Park in first start as a three-year-old, then won Belmont S. at 1 3/8 miles one week later

1907 Race Record:		12-12-0-0, $131,705
Lifetime Record:		15-15-0-0, $181,610

BIMELECH

-	Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
-	Champion Three-Year-Old Colt
-	Won Preakness S. and Belmont S., after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby (1940)
-	Full brother to Black Helen (1935 Champion Three-Year-Old Filly)

1939 Race Record:		6-6-0-0, $135,090
Lifetime Record:		15-11-2-1, $248,745

Now, for the race:

And they're off! DEVIL'S BAG explodes out of the gate and

takes command, with HOLY BULL a length back in second and COLIN

to his outside in third. FAVORITE TRICK assumes a stalking

position in fourth along the rail, while BIMELECH tracks COLIN on

the extreme outside in fifth and NASHUA settles into sixth

position between horses. FIRST LANDING and ALSAB travel a bit

wide into the first turn and NEVER BEND hugs the rail, with EASY

GOER angling in to save ground. SECRETARIAT, who walked out of

the gate, as is his custom, lopes along behind EASY GOER, while

ARAZI, BOLD LAD and WHIRLAWAY bide their time at the back of the

pack.

After an opening quarter in :22 3/5 and a half in :45 3/5,

DEVIL'S BAG maintains his one-length advantage, with COLIN edging

past HOLY BULL into second and BIMELECH taking over fourth on the

outside. FAVORITE TRICK skims the rail in fifth and NASHUA stalks

the leaders in sixth. In the next flight, from the inside out, we

find NEVER BEND, FIRST LANDING and ALSAB necks apart, while EASY

GOER and SECRETARIAT remain unhurried about seven lengths off the

lead. ARAZI, BOLD LAD and WHIRLAWAY continue to trail down the

backside.

Heading into the far turn, DEVIL'S BAG clings to a half-length

lead over COLIN, with BIMELECH another half-length back in third

to their outside. Jockey Mike Smith asks HOLY BULL for his run as

the leaders charge past the six-furlong mark in a grueling 1:09

3/5, and FIRST LANDING ranges up to stick a head in front of

NASHUA, who is being ridden confidently by Eddie Arcaro.

Meanwhile, SECRETARIAT is launching his bid on the outside,

leaving NEVER BEND, FAVORITE TRICK, ALSAB and the rest in his

wake.

At the top of the stretch, the legendary COLIN sticks a neck

in front of a determined DEVIL'S BAG with NASHUA looming boldly

in third and SECRETARIAT flying past a tiring BIMELECH into

fourth. EASY GOER is mounting a challenge in sixth and BOLD LAD

finds running room inside for his late bid. WHIRLAWAY is gaining

ground with every stride while drifting toward the outside fence,

despite Johnny Longden's persistent right-handed whipping. They

hit the sixteenth pole in 1:35, with COLIN extending his lead

over DEVIL'S BAG to one length, but SECRETARIAT is in full flight

and NASHUA has dead aim on the leaders.

With 50 yards to go, SECRETARIAT surges past a valiant COLIN

and draws off to a handy one-length win, stopping the clock in

1:41 2/5.

Following is the complete order of finish:

FINISH	HORSE	MARGINS	COMMENT
1	SECRETARIAT	1	Wide move turn, drew clear late
2	COLIN	nk	Stalked, led, no match for winner
3	NASHUA	3/4	Finished with good energy
4	DEVIL'S BAG	hd	Set fast pace, weakened late
5	BOLD LAD	1/2	Closed well on rail
6	EASY GOER	3/4	Wide turn, steady gain stretch
7	WHIRLAWAY	1	Angled out for drive, drifted
8	BIMELECH	no	Stalked three-wide turns, weakened
9	NEVER BEND	nk	Even effort
10	ALSAB	1/2	Wide trip, lacked rally
11	HOLY BULL	no	Pressed pace to turn, tired
12	FIRST LANDING	3/4	Wide bid turn, faded
13	FAVORITE TRICK	1/2	Stalked pace, tired
14	ARAZI	-----	No factor

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