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‘My first two horses, therefore, did well enough to get me hooked on racing,” says Dr. Rogers. “After that I was ruined for life!
“The first year I raced Lord Loudoun he fell or I fell off, more often the latter, three out of every four starts! He was a very strong and bold horse and would try to jump anything.”
Friends and professionals in the horse business gave advice freely and willingly to the young rider. Though he did not listen to all of it, he learned enough to develop his skills to the point where he could ride the five-mile Rokeby Bowl and win.
Four years later Russell Dart rode Dr. Rogers’ Big Breeze to a second Rokeby Bowl victory.
In 1955 Dr. Rogers was in the irons again to ride the mare Star Salome to his third Rokeby Bowl win. The horse became a great broodmare for Dr. Rogers and produced King Of Spades who would give him his fifth Rokeby Bowl victory.
“Star Salome was a very spectacular mare,” recalls Dr. Rogers.
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