Upstart Scheckter dominates Watkins Glen race run
South African Jody Scheckter won his fourth straight L&M Continental Formula 5000 feature at Watkins Glen, leading all 30 laps after a 72 mile qualifying heat. He took $23,250 from a $75,000 purse, boosting season earnings to $87,350. Denis Hulme and Bobby Allison also won pivotal races, with Hulme overtaking leaders late in the Swedish grand prix and Allison taking the Riverside Grand National 500 miles.
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Chevrolet
Richard Petty
Riverside
Calif
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
Francosis Cevert
France
Carlos Reutemann
Brazil
Petty
Dodge
Benny Parsons
Jim Insel
Cecil Gordon
Riva Ridge Re Appears On Scene
Riva Ridge and Secretariat again collide as a top pairing for Meadow Stables owner Penny Tweedy trainer Lucien Laurin and jockey Ron Turcotte. Riva Ridge ties a Suffolk Downs track record in the 56050 Massachusetts Handicap, while Turcotte notes both horses are great and Secretariat will retire to stud later this year.
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Ron Turcotte
Whirlaway
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Canada
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Secretariat fans push for Preakness time review
Penny Tweedy seeks Maryland Racing Commission review of Secretariat's May 19 Preakness time at Pimlico after CBS Sports Illustrated films suggested he ran faster than Canonero II. Officials consider a hearing if evidence warrants, with revised times previously set at 1 54 25 by stopwatch.
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Maryland Racing Commission
Pimlico Race Course
Columbia Broadcasting System
Canonero II
Canonero
E.T. McLean
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