Lexington Turf Notes, Daily Racing Form, 1939-04-12

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1 LEXINGTON TURF NOTES 4 Among the jockeys and apprentices that have reported to Charles Gormley, custodian of the jockeys quarters, are E. Arcaro, J. Dyer, R. Finnerty, G. South, P. Roberts, R. Dotter, J. Barba, F. A. Smith, M. L. Fallon, C. Charlton, E. Steffen, A. Cooper, S. Coucci, C. Bierman, W. Yarberry, G. Fowler. W. Frehm, N. Pariso, W. Garner, L. Canfield, J. Richard, R. Conley, I. Hanford, W. Hanka, E. Hanke, J. Rosen, J. Littrell, I. Anderson, W. Cornay, L. Pichon, E. Thomas and M. Calvert. i S. "Buck" Hazard arrived from California and will make the engagements for M. L. Fallon. Leo ODonnell brought Bacop, Last Message, Bilboquet, Shot Tower, Game Dall and Countess Lena over from Louisville to perform under Mrs. Frank J. Navins Tall Tree3 Stable colors.- ODonnell left four two-year-olds at Douglas Park. George Wallace, one of the leading apprentices at Hot Springs, will do the bulk of the riding for the Tall Trees Stable. ODonnell took a lease on the contract C. Hyde Smith holds on the boy and has engaged Robert Freeman to book his mounts. Wallace rode his first winner on Bereit at Gulf-stream Park. The division of the C. N. Finch stable that came from Louisville includes Windshield, Ahead, Kentucky Jane, Chester Rose, Bill Donoghue, Surveyor and Gin Fritters. Jockey Melvin Calvert, who has been vacationing since the close of the Fair Grounds meeting, checked in. Charles Ferguson, one of the more successful of the younger Blue Grass trainers, brought Doc Joe, Epidor. Steady Don, Brilliant Nell, Ortaiai, Flash Flash, Black Brum-mel and Lia over from Churchill Downs, where he has ten other horses in training. Ortaiai and Brilliant Nell are half sisters and are owned by Frazer and Clarence LeBus, widely known Lexingtonians.


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