(See Cover) The little man slouched in the saddle, round-shouldered and solemn, like a cowboy after a long day. He seemed oblivious of the crowd, but it was just a mannerism: he knew full well ...

Riding Aristides was Oliver Lewis, a 19-year-old jockey from Fayette County in Kentucky. Lewis had been instructed to force the pace so that McGrath’s other horse and the favorite to win ...