Oops, just realized I got an extra "not" in there. It should read 'none of the horses that finished "in the money" at the Derby competed.' This it what comes of submitting a story just before bedtime.
I used to fantasize that an alternate me was a sort of "Mary Sue" in the Star Wars universe, having adventures with Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie. Unfortunately, it got me into trouble a couple times - such as the time my alter ego had a nasty row with Leia, and it spilled over into reality--
Some places didn't learn the lesson of Prohibition: Americans are going to get their booze one way or another. Dry counties lose tax revenue to wet ones.
I hope the Stokes are successful in preserving what is on these tapes, because they include a lot of history and culture. If civilization goes kablooey, we need to save what we can so future generations will have access to recent history and the lessons it teaches.