As difficult to comprehend as it might be for someone living at a time when statistics have become an obsession, there’s no way of telling exactly how many races trainer Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. won in his career. Numbers, though, are probably the least effective way of measuring the quality of his work and the tremendous respect he gained during the 48 years he spent caring for the horses in his barn.
Tag: Legends
Superstar Secretariat’s Dazzling Post-Triple Crown Return at Arlington
After his 31-length runaway in the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat had achieved rock star status in the United States. Not only did he become the first U.S.
Native Diver: California’s Homegrown Horse Racing Superstar
Throughout the long history of horse racing in the United States, California has produced an abundance of locally bred stars.
Dazzling Champion Safely Kept: Sprinting Past the Boys
Most of racing’s great battles of the sexes were contested at two-turn distances.
