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arfW • -"w. .AandiSSandv ■ .■.:■■.■:■-■and! ■■■■.■:■:•:■: :*.• «■: ; ■SStf-- ■:■:■:■" loJWW: ■ :■■■■*;■•■ .■•, . , KENTUCKY DERBY PROSPECT FAIR STAR Largest Money- Winning Two-Year-Old of the Year 1926 4 : • Regret is the only filly to ever win the Kentucky Derby. There is one of her sex entered for this years Derby, which, on the strength of her glorious achievements as a two-year-old, may, if she starts, duplicate the Whitney fillys success in Kentuckys famous race. Reference is made to Fair Star, daughter of Wrack — Etoile Filante, which races for W. Du Ponts Foxcatcher Farm Stable, in which is also quartered the 00,000 imported colt The Satrap, another Kentucky Derby candidate. Fair Star was the leading money winning two-year-old of 1926, with 8,960 in turf prizes, the result of having accounted for six races, finishing second in four and third in three. Her most notable triumphs were in the Pimlico Futurity and the Selima Stakes. In the last mentioned fixture, which was run at Laurel Park, Fair Star met twelve of the most promising racers of her own age and sex and carried off the prize of 3,370 that went to the winner. FAIR STAR There were thirteen starters in the Selima Stakes and, while Saleslady set the pace and raced Festive into defeat, Fair Star was kept close to the leaders. After rounding the far turn, she came to the outside and, taking the lead at the eighth post, held Aromagne safe to win by a length, running the mile in 1:40. This was indeed a fine race and stamped the daughter of Wrack as one of the best of the year. Later Fair Star gave further convincing proof of her high quality when, at Pimlico, she won the valuable Pimlico Futurity, worth 9,660 to the winner. With but few exceptions, she met the best of the two-year-old division of 1926 in this race, with Jopagan, Whiskery, Saxon, Bostonian, Valorous, Gold Coin, Jock, Rip Rap and others finishing behind her. Her margin of victory was small, but this was due principally to her swerving out in the stretch, while leading. After this glorious conquest, Fair Star was retired to winter quarters and. while no word has been received as to whether or not she will be prepared for the Kentucky Derby, the mere fact that she has been entered in the great race is sufficient to give her due consideration, which she is entitled to because of her racing credentials as a two-year-old.
