▁Ma e ▁Street ▁K idd , ▁a ▁noted ▁female ▁African - American ▁Kentucky ▁politician . ▁ ▁Both ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁race , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁entering ▁his ▁horse ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁strictly ▁for ▁public ity ▁purposes ▁for ▁himself , ▁especially ▁after ▁Bur nt ▁C ork ▁finished ▁last . ▁Those ▁making ▁the ▁statements ▁believed ▁this ▁t arn ished ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Jack ▁C ud dy , ▁a ▁United ▁Press ▁International ▁sports ▁column ist , ▁pointed ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁column ▁that ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Bur nt ▁C ork ▁ran ▁last ▁for ▁Anderson , ▁King ▁George ▁VI ' s ▁horse , ▁T ip st aff , ▁finished ▁last ▁at ▁As cot ▁without ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁comments ▁that ▁surrounded ▁Anderson . ▁ ▁When ▁Bur nt ▁C ork ▁won ▁an ▁important ▁race , ▁Anderson ▁came ▁to ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁for ▁work ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁Kentucky ▁colon el ; ▁he ▁also ▁ins isted ▁on ▁being ▁called ▁" Col onel ▁Ro chester ". ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ben ny ▁television ▁show ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁air , ▁Anderson ▁turned ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁horses ▁and ▁racing , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁tra iner ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Park ▁R ac et rack ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁He ▁acquired ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁knowledge ▁when ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁racing ▁horses , ▁Up ▁and ▁Over , ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁fall ; ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁horse ▁be ▁e uth an ized ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of