June 6, 2008

As federal authorities intensify an investigation into offshore bank accounts, the secrets of this rarefied world are being dragged into the open.

A previous generation of racehorses, that of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, worked out harder and raced more that today’s Triple Crown mounts.

One of the men was a practiced French stuntman known for climbing tall buildings; the other was a New Yorker who said he wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of malaria.

The decision followed an inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons that found systemic problems.

For the backpacker, the region offers a bounty of waterfalls, woodlands and wildflowers.