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By BETSY BRANSCOME
Timcs-( (immunity Newspapers Staff Writer
Though not a single worm gave its life for the racing silks of modern steeplechasing, “silks” is still the appellation employed to designate a racehorse owner’s distinctive color choices lor his rider.
With the coming of the new spring season, couturiers of Paris and Milan thrust upon the fashion world their newest designs — fashions in delectable colors dripping with style.
Imagine the scandal that would ensue if two designers dressed customers in identical colors and patterns.
No less a disaster would eventuate if two jockeys appeared paddock-side dressed in solid red silks. Fortunately for the thoroughbred racing world, unless riders represent two horses running for the same owner, this debacle will never happen.
Racehorse owners must register their silks —- collectively the jacket and helmet cover — with one of two racing organizations prior to sanctioned competition.
Ihough unsanclioned point-topoint racing holds to slightly less stringent requirements, identical
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