MLK WEEKEND
Understanding the true meaning of what this observance is all about
Hall of Fame jockeys have more then horses in common
Larry Blustein
If you grew up in my generation, there were many icons that changed the course of the way our daily lives were led. Perhaps nobody did more to bring to light the neglect and oppression that one single race endured for decades. Martin Luther King Jr. was someone who refused to take it anymore. He simply was not going to stand around and watch productive citizens go to waste and treated like dogs! This is a
man who did something about it, and continued to fight for the rights of everyone - right up until his young, vibrant life was taken from him - and all those who had rallied around this charismatic and fair man. And, after everything he went through and watched others have to go through, Martin Luther King Jr. never had a prejudice bone in his body. This
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Caption Cover: Hall of Fame Jockey Donald Brumfield, pictured with Dr Stanley Braverman, had many successes on the racetrack, as well as success restoring clear vision at the Braverman Eye Center.
Donald Brumfield, Hall of Fame Jockey, and his two Hall of Fame Jockey friends have all had their cataract surgery done by Dr. Stanley Braverman. Donald Brumfield will never forget the day he won the Kentucky Derby, riding a horse named Kauai King to victory at Churchill Downs. "It was the thrill of my life," he recalls about that day in 1966. "I felt on top of the world." Later that year, Donald and Kauai King also won the Preakness, taking two legs of the Triple Crown. When Donald started riding Kauai King for trainer Henry Forrest in 1965, he knew right away there was something unique about his mount. "I
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To eliminate the cataracts that were causing the trouble, Donald underwent a simple surgical procedure, and today, his vision is excellent. "It took about 10 minutes, and there was no pain whatsoever," he says. "Dr. Braverman has done surgery on a couple of my jockey friends, too. He is very thorough”.
thought he was a special horse with a lot of ability," he recalls. Bred in Maryland, Kauai King had a history in South Florida well before his run in the Kentucky Derby. As a three-year-old, he was stabled at Hialeah, where he won easily. "I told a jockey friend, 'that's going to be my Derby horse,'" Donald remembers. Next came Gulfstream Park, where Kauai King finished a tantalizing second in the Hutchinson Stakes. "But he came back to win Gulfstream's Fountain of Youth race," Donald says. A disappointment followed, however. "He ran in the Florida Derby, and he didn't do –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BRAVERMAN, Page 6A
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