Bold Ruler Wins Preakness
Bold Ruler Wins Preakness
Bold Ruler Wins Preakness. Bold Ruler, after a letdown in the Derby, redeems his claim to turf greatness with a brilliant victory in the 81st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, beating Iron Liege by 2 lengths. Spectators stand to watch. Seated for the race are two men, one of whom is FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Also in attendance are John Eisenhower (President Dwight Eisenhower's son) and Milton Eisenhower (the President's brother). Horses come out of the gates as race begins. White man wearing hat looks through binoculars; if he weren't at a horse race, I'd think he was a private detective. Various other shots from race. Slow motion of jockey Eddie Arcaro riding Bold Ruler across the finish line, urging the horse on with the crop. Flowers for the winning jockey and horse. Elderly couple pose with trophy, the man might be owner Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.