MARLBORO COUNTRY IS A VALE OF TEARS.

The article focuses on the unexpected victory of a horse named Onion over Secretariat in the Whitney Stakes in Saratoga, New York in August 1973. Secretariat is owned by Penny Tweedy, trained by Lucien Laurin and was driven by jockey Ron Turcotte. It mentions the 200,000-dollar prize money provided by the company Marlboro and its plan to promote a special match race between Secretariat and Riva Ridge at Belmonte Park on September 15. Onion trainer Allen Jerkens claimed he did not expect his horse to win.