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...half an hour from Times Square, has been Seattle Slew's home since he was broken, and its winners circle is familiar ground. There he won the first race he entered, a six-furlong sprint. His dazzling 9¾-length victory in the Champagne Stakes last fall-bettering Secretariat's time in the premier race for two-year-olds-earned him the Eclipse Award as the season's best juvenile colt. From a barn on the Belmont backside, he trained for his victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. On the eve of the Belmont Stakes...
Racing Royalty. Slew's four-length win in the mud was dominating, almost daunting. His pace on the off-track was 5 3/5 seconds slower than Secretariat's stakes record, but the win was electric in its ease: Slew loped over the 1½-mile course as if he were putting in a leisurely workout. He broke cleanly from the gate, and was headed only for a few seconds as the field sorted itself out for the grueling Belmont distance. When the call for the first quarter-mile came, he was rating gently on the lead, relaxed...
...unhitching of Podgorny from the troika may also have been Brezhnev's first step in breaking up the ruling hierarchy. Also dismissed last week was Konstantin Katushev, 49, once the youngest member of the powerful Secretariat of the Central Committee, who was believed to be on a meteoric rise. Katushev apparently lost favor for having organized last June's summit meeting of Europe's Communist parties, at which several party bosses flaunted their independence from Moscow. His replacement is Konstantin Rusakov, 68, a Brezhnev protégé with long experience in Eastern Europe who may have...
...Triple contender is a horse owner's fairy tale, and for the Taylors, Seattle Slew is an unlikely Prince Charming. His breeding was one of a kind, but not really royal. He is the great-grandson of Secretariat's sire, Bold Ruler-a line that shows lots of speed but dubious staying power. Slew was the first foal of his dam, My Charmer; his sire, Bold Reasoning, fell while covering another mare shortly after siring Slew and had to be destroyed. On early form, the Bold Reasoning-My Charmer issue was not promising. His hindquarters were oversized...
...decision was indeed a blow to Catholic ecumenists. Said one top member of the Vatican's Secretariat for Christian Unity: "It was a pity that the congregation did not see fit to consult us. In future discussions with Anglicans, a lot will depend upon the nature of the arguments used. It will certainly hinder mutual recognition of ministers." Women activists were even more upset. Said...