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Doualas Dodson Docson Has Knocked on Derby Door Eight Different Times TimesDOUGLAS DOUGLAS DODSON who will ride King Phalanx for Sam E Wilson Jr of Texas ° s knocked at the Derby door on eight different occasions and on four of those occasions has finished in the money But he has yet to win this most coveted of races Dodsons in the money mounts were Pot o Luck second in 1945 Faultless third in 1947 My Request third in 1948 and Mr Trouble third in 1950 Dodson while he has middle west for some seasons is a western development He got his start at Agua Cali ente with veteran trainer Harry Walters He became a good rider almost overnight and continued riding in the West until 1943 when he switched his base of operations to the East
