Seattle Slew slain
NZPA Los Angeles Seattle Slew's record of nine successive victories, including racing’s “triple crown,” came to lan abrupt end as he ran a sorry (fourth, 16 lengths back, in the fourth running of the $lOO,OOO Swaps Sweepstakes for threeI year-olds at Hollywood Park, the New York Times News Service 'reported. J. O. Tobin, a Maryland-bred horse, kpown better in England and France than the United States, with Bill Shoemaker up, took a quick lead and was never headed, finishing the mile and a quarter in Imin 58.6 sec. Affiliate, ridden by' Laffit Pincay jun.. finished second, eight lengths behind, with Text, from New York, only a nose back with Darrell McHargue riding. Seattle Slew .with his regular jockey. Jean Cruguet aboard, starting from barrier No. 2, ran second for much of the race.
But he was boxed in by J. O. Tobin in front and Text pounding on Ills flank. By the time he managed to break out he seemed tired and in the final quarter slipped further and further behind.
Some observers suggested that, although Seattle Slew had looked good in pre-race workouts, he must have been suffering from jet lag from his flight from the East Coast earlier in the week. The race was worth 8194,900 to the winning owner.
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