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EXCITING MOMENT AT THE CRUCIAL CORNER OF THE "CLASSIC" SURREY RACECOURSE Tattenham Corner, the sharp uphill turn on the Epsom course, provides the supreme test of jockeyship. Here the clever rider will often secure a good position for his horse, close to the rails, and thus gain a decided advantage over his less successful rivals. Many a horse has been deprived of victory by taking the corner unsatisfactorily and thus losing its good position when the field enters that part of the course known as the straight |