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KENTUCKYS TURf PRIZES j ♦. Richest and Most Coveted Stakes J for Three-Year-Olds and Over ♦ An Extra ,000 for Horse Winning Both the Kentucky and Latonia Derbys. — ♦ LOFISVILLB. Ky.. February LL — The Unreal « 1 1 1 r f prizes of MM iii Kentucky arc licit for twn-vcar-old-. hill fur horse* three ji.ir- old Uri over, I which is in contrast In tlie New Yolk field of rae- 1 in;:, win re tin- richest race-- are for juveniles. Of I the twenty-five stakes that will have a cross value in added money of 72,500 l he decided : in the MM of the Kentucky .loekey Clubs meet- 1 ings at Lexington, f — ImlHf and Lateuia ten will I be for horse* three years old and over and at i distances ranging from one mile and an eighth to one mile and a half. These ten lone -distance i races will pay 00,000 in added money. Two of these races-the Hlue Crass Stakes, for ; three-year-olds. .100 added, one mile and an eighth, and Hie Camden Handicap, for thrcc-. yonr-olds and over. ,000 added. one mile and a quarter— will he run at Lexington. Four the Kentucky Derby, for three-year-olds. S:!o.lioo I added, one mile and a quarter: Kentucky Oaks, for three-year-old fillies. ,000 added, one mile and a quarter: Iroctor Knolt Handicap, for three- : year-olds. ,000 added one mile and a quarter, and the Kentucky Handicap, for three year-olds and over. SilO.OOO added, one mile and a quarter — will lie run at Louisville. Five — the Latoahj Derby, for three-year-olds. 3,000 added, one mile and a half: Latonia Oaks. far three-year-old fillies. N.YIMMI added, one mill and a quarter: ten Itroeck Handicap, for three-year-olds. S.YIKIO added, one mile and u quarter: Independence Handicap, for three-year-olds and over. 5,000 added, one mile and three -sixteenth*, and the Daniel Banna Handicap, three year-elds and our. .S10.000 added, one mile and a half will be run at L-itonia. Six of the other race- the Ashland Oaks, far three -year-old fillies. 1920.sh,000 added: tlie I.en Ali Handicap, for thrco-.voar-ohls and over. fcS.OOO added— to bo run ai Lexington; the Clark Handicap, for three-rear -nhhi and over. X7.."iOO added, to la- run at f ndlalHh . and the Kuquirer Handicap, fur three -yi-ar-olds ami over. .000 added, and the Inaugural Handicap, far three-year-nhhi and over. ,000 added, to In- run al I*itonia. will he races of one mile and one mile and a sixteenth. ONLY EIGHT STAKES FOR JUVENILES? There will be only one race at a sprinting distance for three-year-olds and over: namely, the Quickstep Handicap. .0O0 added, three -quarter- of • mile, and it will he run at tatoata. Only eight stake- are offered for two-year-old- the Hinata and Idle Hour of $.".000 added each at Lexington, the Debutante. Bashfotd Manor and Spring Trial of .000 added each at LoolsvUle, and the Clip--etla. Harold and Cincinnati Trophy of ,000 added each at Latonia. The distance of the Kentucky Oaks is increased this year from one mile and a sixteenth to one mile and a quarter. The Praetor Knott Handicap at Louisville and the Ten Broeek anil Daniel I.oone Hauilicaps at Latonia will lie new races. Their object will lie to attract to Kentucky a greater number of high i la-- Ihreo-v oar olds and three car-old- and over than Hlue Gram racing ha- had in the pa-t. and they will, undollhledly. attain that object. No handicap of the value of 3,000 in added money will he offered in tin- east I hi- canting season. Nor is it likely that there will be offered ill the east a race of the ftrst-etuss at one mile and a half of any value that will serve as a te-t of [he endurance a- well a- of the speed of the best borne* of mature year-. The fir-t race of importance at a greater distance than one mile and a quarter that will be run in the east, unit-- a radical change is made in the policy of ti eaten racing ami.-i- i inn-, will be the Saratoga Cap. Tin- Cnp, a rare oT one mile and three-quarters, will be run at Saratoga in August, the t amilen Handicap Lexington* ,000 ran-. at one mile and a Quarter, will attract many of the best long -distance runners of the winter meet-lags. Il -In. aid draw MM good hor-e- I hat ale wintering ia the north and east. Last year- Camden Handicap wa- won by exterminator, which w.i-prepared ai Hot Spring-. .Many of tin prospective participants in this rnmini springs racing in Kentucky are now in training at Hot Springs. This year, for the first time, starters iu the Kentucky Derby "ill be required to carry full weight, N" penalties or allowances arc mentioned in the Conditions. If the Kentucky Derby winner i- also fortunate enough in win the Latonia Derby Ma own er will get an additional S.".MM .
