On October 20, 1923, at Belmont Park in New York, Kentucky Derby champion Zev toed the starting line alongside Epsom Derby winner Papyrus, the top colt from England, to compete for a $100,000 purse.
But for weeks leading up to the match Race that would be officially dubbed the "International," unprecedented levels of newspaper coverage helped accelerate American Horse racing\'s re.
Years of Progressive reform efforts had nearly eliminated Horse Racing in the United States only a decade earlier.
On October 20, 1923, at Belmont Park in New York, Kentucky Derby champion Zev toed the starting line alongside Epsom Derby winner Papyrus, the top colt from England, to compete for a $100,000 purse