Kentucky Handicap Next: With Derby Out Of The Way, 3,000 Event At Douglas Park Attracts Attention.; Pick of the Derby Field, Besides Other Crack Three-Year-Olds, and Best of Mature Horses in Training, Among Eligibles., Daily Racing Form, 1913-05-11

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KENTUCKY HANDICAP NEST WITH DERBY OUT OF THE WAY 13000 EVEN AT DOUGLAS PARK ATTRACTS ATTENTION Pick of the Derby Field Besides Other Crack Three ThreeYearOlds YearOlds and Best of Mature Horses in inTraining Training Among Eligibles Louisville Ky May 10 Now that another Ken ¬ tucky Derby has passed into history interest in the turf world is centered in the outcome of the 13000 Kentucky Handicap to be decided on the opening day of the spring meeting at Douglas Park and the rich Latonia Derby J000 added which is set for Saturday June 14 at the Kenton County course The courseThe Douglas Park meeting will begin on Handi ¬ cap day Monday May 2i and end on Saturday June 7 embracing twelve racing days while the Latonia meeting will open on Monday June and end on Saturday July 5 a period of twentyfive racing days The Kentucky Handicap Is almost sure to number among Its starters two stars that were kept out of the Kentucky Derby by sickness namely Hawthorn and Frederick L Both of these crack threeyear olds are taking slow work and if they meet with no further mishaps they must be reckoned as certain to wear colors in this mile and a quarter race raceOther Other great horses eligible to this event include Ten Point Adams Express Christmas Star High Private Kdda Leochares Judge Wright John Fur ¬ long His Majesty Prince Hcrmis Foundation Yankee Notions Boiling Stone Floral Park Irish Gentleman Helios Froglegs Buckhorn and Hudolfo It is anticipated that with a fair day and a good track the mile and a quarter record in Kentucky will be lowered In this race raceThe The Latonia Derby this season will undoubtedly be one of the most remarkable threeyearold races ever run in America It will be the richest Derby of the year Two threeyearolds that are being prepared for the race and that were not entered In the Kentucky Derby and are not eligible to the Kentucky Handicap are G M Ilendries Great Britain and Weber Wards Solar Star StarBoth Both at Douglas Park and Latonia Manager John Hachmeister has many big improvements under way al fit which will be finished by the time for the opening of the meetings at these two great racing plants Botli tracks will present to the public a most beautiful appearance this spring and every con ¬ venience will be provided for the patrons of these two great courses which are offering programs f races that will call to the post the best horses of every age now fn training in America AmericaThe The great twoyearolds developed during the re ¬ cent Lexington and the present Churchill Downs meetings will battle at Douglas Park for the rich Spring Trial Stakes and at Latonia for the Clipsettn Harold and Cincinnati Trophy Stakes and it Is safe to say that the best to race in these events will fur ¬ nish the winter favorites for the Kentucky Derby of 1014 as was the case this season


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