Related Clues:

• Helmed
• Photocopied
• Competed politically
• Superintended
• Sought public office
• Got away
• Bled, like dyes
• Flew the coop
• Made (off)
• Absconded
• Had charge of
• If it follows also, it's a failure
• Competed at Belmont
• Rode in a cabin
• Went on the lam