Yet all these fine children actually owe their very existence to
r a c ing, Beck having first been introduced to his future wife by
Marylou Whitney. As a result, he is able to tease his neighbour that
his children should head her long list of achievements as a planner
of matings.
Fitting, then, that Beck should have been seated beside her in
the stands when she crowned those more familiar achievements
by watching Summer Bird—a son of her homebred Belmont winner
Birdstone—win the same Classic in 2009. As they passed the post, he
said, "Marylou, close your eyes."
She looked at him, bemused.
