Although the stumble affected his momentum, Kicking King managed to hold on to the line to give trainer Tom Taaffe a famous victory, 30 years after his father Pat first trained Captain Christy to success in the same race.

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His trainer stopped the assembly line to fix the problem.

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The Mets' lefty sat down in the dirt along the first base line and grimaced as Collins and a trainer looked at him.

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