Show C CE S SARATOGA N N. Y Ben Ben Jones Warren Wrights Wright's able trainer for forthe forthe forthe the Calumet stable has directed the racing destinies of many thorough thorough- But from the long parade trainer Jones has never known a horse that intrigued him half as much as It isn't so much that has picked up more than his share of important stakes including ding the Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky Derby the Preakness and the r l Belmont fi These have paid for a l lot t of hay The true answer is that thai is a strange odd sort of ol olan an animal that no noa noone a s one oan ever quite 2 figure out Grantland Rice The horse that has won as many major stakes as has won should never have been beaten as many times as the Wright Flyer has taken the count That's what makes him interesting to figure out Hes lIes a funny horse Ben Jones tells you He is fast and strong and game game but but he also wants to have his own way You can never quite figure him out lie He can be as quiet and relaxed as a plow horse or he can be as nervous as a caged panther You may remember before the Derby that I told you at times I thought was half Either he was or I was I was wasa a y t t 1 WAY left enjoys a banquet of grass as Trainer Ben Jones on the white pony looks on On Whirly's back is Pinky Brown exercise boy wrong about anyway He lust just happens to have a mind and anda a personality of his own The l Nerve Wrecker IT er erI I dont don't believe many people know the care and the worry that Ben Jones Joncs has used up on John Partridge says J. J Partridge is another well-known well owner and trainer who is one of Bens Ben's best pals Many a time Ben has gone to the barn after midnight just to see how was getting along along- whether he was sleeping or whether he was restless Ben always knew he had a great horse horse but but also a strange horse that had to be handled handled handled han han- differently from other horses Just think of all that happened up UR to the Derby In one race Whirl Whirl- away would look like a world beat beat- er In his next race he wouldn't run or something would happen to him Maybe hed he'd bear out out out-or or suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly decide he was through running running running run run- ning for that day But Ben knew what had I dont don't believe believe be be- lieve Ive I've ever seen anyone use as much patience as Ben Jones has given this horse Many things also happen to Arcaro was set to ride him in the Arlington Classic Arcaro Arcaro Arcaro Ar Ar- caro is set down the one rider who can handle all his whims Then I takes a flying clod inthe in inthe inthe the eye cyc and that never helped any horse win a race It might have been he wouldn't have beaten Attention Attention Attention At At- under any conditions But losing Arcaro and taking that wallop wallop wallop wal wal- lop in the e eye e certainly didn't help Both Warren Wright and Ben Jones hope to see rack up the time all-time winning mark He is a horse that likes to keep racing Ben Jones says Whirl away isn't a big horse but he has a alot alot alot lot of stamina He could run two miles if of he had to He never wants to be hurried from the start He likes likes' to take his time time and and then make his move When he does I dont don't have to tell anybody how fast fastie faste he ie e can travel He should be good for Cor quite a while if something unexpected unexpected unexpected un un- expected doesn't happen to him Horses change from year two-year-olds to year three Later on they can get much better or show lit lit- tle Man o 0 War cleaned up as a year two-year-old and a year three Then he was retired wasn't much until he reached or passed the year old sp spot t. t My guess is that willbe will willbe willbe be even better as an older horse He Dc has been a better year three-year- old than he was as a year two lIe He may be a funny horse at times times- but he still has the two main things a big winner needs needs that's that's speed and stamina fl fi |