Barry PetcheskyBarry Petchesky|published: Mon 21st July, 13:59 2014

Sixty-five years ago this week was the first and last start by Air Lift, full brother of Assault, in the sixth at Jamaica, a race made immortal in W.C. Heinz's Death of a Racehorse. Joey Kulkin headed out to the site of the track to retrace Air Lift's steps—and the ones he didn't get to take.

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