Bred for the Route
There is no real reason why Tinta
gel should not prove to be a stayer
as a three year old next year. He was
bred to go the route. His sire, Sir
Gallahad III, has produced more
stayers in recent years than any stal
lion in the country.
In booting Tintagel home to win
the Belmont Futurity, Silvio Coucci
scored his first Futurity victory. As
usual the smart little Italian Jockey
gave the colt a magnificent ride
without resorting to the whip. Couc
ci is known as a “hand rider.” He
has a way of getting all the horse
can give by simply whispering words
of encouragement into his mount's
ear. Whatever his system is, It was
certainly effective when it made
Tintagel forget his fading habit of
the past and step out with courage
and endurance in the final furlong.
Coucci's success without the whip
provoked considerable discussion as
to Just how Red Rain might have
fared under the same sort of ride.
The Whitney colt finished tenth un
der a most punishing whip-ride by
Sonny Workman. Some insisted the
colt sulked and had to be driven,
while other contended that Red
Rain did not sulk until he felt the
sting of the whip. He broke fairly
well, but lost ground after the first
furlong.
Most likely Workman’s ride had lit
tle to do with the juvenile's poor
showing. It was well known that the
colt was suffering from a sore heel
when he. went to Ihe post.-<fcnd then,
too, Red Wain jmowed a particular
dislike of racing on the Widener
straightaway.
