41. It is rare for the Derby winner to play second fiddle to an outsider in the second race of the Triple Crown series. 42. It was the second race in a row in which the two drivers collided on the track. 43. It will be the second major race for the new track. 44. It will mark the second straight race in which Benson has missed practice time because of a rules infraction. 45. It was the second race I had done, and my first long-distance one. 46. It was the second race in a row in which his luck had turned sour in the pits. 47. It was veteran Dale Jarrett who benefitted from a risky decision on pit road to win his second race of the year. 48. Its only loss came when it sustained jib failure with a significant lead against America True in the second race of the semifinals. 49. Jockey Rudy Baez, perennially the leading rider in New England, suffered career-threatening injuries in a spill during the second race at Rockingham Park Wednesday. 50. Its only defeat came in its second race when it suffered a jib breakdown against America True. |