▁racing . ▁ ▁Art ful ▁rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁when ▁horses ▁could ▁be ▁" dec la red " ▁to ▁win . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁stable ▁entered ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁horses , ▁it ▁would ▁announ ce ▁before hand ▁which ▁horse ▁they ▁expected ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁In ▁both ▁of ▁Art ful ' s ▁first ▁two ▁starts ▁at ▁age ▁two ▁at ▁Sar at oga ▁Race ▁Cour se ▁( a ▁track ▁that ▁William ▁Collins ▁Whit ney ▁had ▁a ▁hand ▁in ▁re ju ven ating ), ▁her ▁stable mate ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁win ▁against ▁her . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁races ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁that ▁horse ▁was ▁her ▁stable mate ▁Dream er . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁result , ▁Art ful ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁back . ▁Frank ▁Br unn ell ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Racing ▁Form ▁ha iled ▁her ▁as ▁" a ▁genu ine ▁cra cker jack " ▁who ▁should ▁have ▁won ▁both ▁races ▁with ▁ease . ▁On ▁both ▁occasions ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁that ▁she ▁was : ▁" … hard ▁held ▁and ▁close ▁up ▁throughout , ▁finished ▁as ▁easily ▁and ▁probably ▁could ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁race ." ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁race ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Princess ▁Ru pert . ▁ ▁These ▁two ▁" dec la red " ▁races ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁races ▁Art ful ▁ever ▁lost . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁third ▁" und ec la red " ▁race , ▁the ▁Fut urity ▁St akes , ▁Art ful ▁handed ▁S ys