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Arcaro Has Ridden in Every Derby Renewal Since 944 944EDDIE EDDIE ARCARO will be riding in his thirteenth Derby which puts him within striking distance of the alltime Derby record of 14 attempts made by Mack Gar ¬ ner He also will be seeking his fifth suc ¬ cess in the Derby having won the event with Lawrin in 1938 Whirlaway in 1941 Hoop Jr in 1945 and Citation in 1948 He has been twice second and once third An interesting tribute to his renown and skill as a jockey is the fact that nine of his Derby mounts have been post time fav ¬ orites and two others were second choices He has ridden in every Derby without a break since 1944 1944Arcaro Arcaro 43 acclaimed by the American racing public as being Americas number one rider His lifetime story is highly in teresting and much too long to recount here If you want it in detail we suggest you purchase his book I Ride to Win which is well done and is very readable Whether Hill Gail will be favorite or not today we dont know but he is rated as being one of the solid contenders if not the actual favorite
