Tag: Kentucky Derby
MUCH MORE THAN JUST A JOCKEY: Chris Wingert’s grandfather, Warren Mehrtens (who rode Assault to the Triple Crown), was some athlete
When he once was asked what he told a horse when he was hunched close to the animal’s ear during the home stretch of race, Warren Mehrtens replied:
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TRIPLE THREAT: A quick look at how Assault, Mehrtens won the Triple Crown
For several weeks in the spring of 1946, Warren Mehrtens and Assault made some magic and race horsing history together, winning the Triple Crown.
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ROOTING FOR SOME HISTORY: Repost (2018): Wingert, grandson of Triple Crown jockey Mehrtens, rooting for Justify at Belmont
Chris Wingert doesn’t have to justify why he would love to see history made at Belmont Park Saturday.
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TRIPLE THREAT: A quick look at how Assault, Mehrtens won the Triple Crown
For several weeks in the spring of 1946, Warren Mehrtens and Assault made some magic and race horsing history together, winning the Triple Crown.
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MUCH MORE THAN JUST A JOCKEY: Chris Wingert’s grandfather, Warren Mehrtens (who rode Assault to the Triple Crown), was some athlete
The Kentucky Derby will be run Saturday. Here’s a soccer-oriented story about former MLS, New York City FC and Cosmos B defender Chris Wingert’s grandfather, Warren Mehrtens, won rode Assault to the 1946 Triple Crown.
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TAKING A PASS (DAY 46): Getting so close to history, yet not getting a chance to see it made (1973)
I was at Belmont Park the day when Secretariat won his historic Triple Crown race in 1973, yet I don’t have a press box, ticket, horse racing program or even a bettor’s slip as a souvenir to prove that I was there.
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MUCH MORE THAN JUST A JOCKEY: Chris Wingert’s grandfather, Warren Mehrtens (who rode Assault to the Triple Crown), was some athlete
When he once was asked what he told a horse when he was hunched close to the animal’s ear during the home stretch of race, Warren Mehrtens replied.
Read More
TRIPLE THREAT: A quick look at how Assault, Mehrtens won the Triple Crown
For several weeks in the spring of 1946, Warren Mehrtens and Assault made some magic and race horsing history together, winning the Triple Crown.
Read More
MUCH MORE THAN JUST A JOCKEY: Chris Wingert’s grandfather, Warren Mehrtens (who rode Assault to the Triple Crown) was some athlete
When he once was asked what he told a horse when he was hunched close to the animal’s ear during the home stretch of race, Warren Mehrtens replied: “I just recite a little poetry.”
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Getting so close to history, yet not getting a chance to see it made
I was at Belmont Park the day when Secretariat won his historic Triple Crown race in 1973, yet I don’t have a ticket, horse racing program or even a bettor’s slip as a souvenir.
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OFFSIDE REMARKS: Slowly, but surely the Hudson River Derby is maturing
There is no middle ground.
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