- olds ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast , ▁ ▁the ▁one ▁mile ▁and ▁five ▁f url ong ▁Lawrence ▁Real ization ▁Hand ic ap . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Afr ic ander ' s ▁handlers ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁racing . ▁For ▁the ▁year , ▁Afr ic ander ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁ear ner ▁among ▁all ▁American ▁horses ▁with ▁$ 7 0 , 7 2 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 0 4 : ▁four - year - old ▁season ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁rest , ▁Afr ic ander ' s ▁connections ▁wanted ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁bring ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁racing . ▁Under ▁tra iner ▁Richard ▁Miller , ▁by ▁early ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁the ▁horse ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁top ▁form ▁and ▁was ▁showing ▁very ▁good ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁work outs . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁under ▁star ▁j ockey ▁George ▁O dom ▁in ▁a ▁mile ▁and ▁three ▁six teenth s ▁hand ic ap ▁event ▁at ▁Morris ▁Park ▁Race course . ▁ ▁At ▁Gra ves end , ▁he ▁won ▁again ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 ▁before ▁finishing ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 7 ▁Standard ▁St akes . ▁At ▁She eps head ▁Bay ▁Race ▁Track , ▁Afr ic ander ▁ran ▁sixth ▁and ▁last ▁to ▁winner ▁Herm is ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 6 ▁Sub urban ▁Hand ic ap . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁D w yer / De im el ▁racing ▁partners hip ▁was ▁dissol