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J FRED BYERS Who has high hopes today for his Robert Morris recent win not of Excelsior Handicap at Jamaica MRS ROYCE G MARTIN Whose Our OurBoots Boots will carry the silks of her herWoodvale Woodvale Farm In Churchill Downs Downsoutstanding outstanding attraction BRIEF SKETCHES OF PROBABLE STARTERS Pedigrees Racing Credentials and Past Achievements Listed Staretor Only Gelding in Field Little Beans Was Bargain Purchase PurchaseLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 2 Thumbnail sketches of the horses in the Kentucky Derby field follow followPORTERS PORTERS CAP A chestnut colt by The Porter The Blond Owned by Charles S Howard San Francisco automobile magnate whose stable last year was the nations lead ¬ ing money winner with earnings of 334120 Trained by Tom Smith and to be ridden by Leon Buddy Haas Bjed by A B Gay and purchased by Howard at the Saratoga sales for 1300 When Porters Cap began to show promise as a twoyearold Howard also ac ¬ quired the horses dam Porters Cap won he Washington Park Futurity last year and the Santa Anita Derby and the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace this year Total earnings to date 95705 95705OUR OUR BOOTS A bay colt by Bull Dog Maid of Arches Owned by Mrs Royce G Martin Woodvale Farm of Toledo wife of PrestOLite Products manufacturer Trained by Steve Judge and to ridden by Conn Mc Cf Cfeary eary Bred by C B Shaffer at Coldstream Stud the first foal of Maid of Arches Pur ¬ chased as a yearling at Saratoga by his pres ¬ ent owner at a cost of 3600 Last year captured the Belmont Futurity Stakes no winner of which has yet taken the Kentucky Derby and this year accounted for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Total earnings to date 82457 82457WHIRLAWAY WHIRLAWAY A chestnut colt by Blen ¬ heim II Dustwhirl Owned by Warren Wright Calumet Farm of Chicago retired heir to a baking powder fortune Trained by Ben A Jones who saddled Lawrin for his 1938 Derby victory and to be ridden by Eddie Arcaro Lawrins Derby jockey Bred by Wright who owns onequarter interest in Blenheim II an Epsom Derby winner im ¬ ported to this country by a syndicate of sportsmen Whirlaway last year won the Saratoga Special Hopeful Stakes at the same track and Keenelandg Breeders Futurity The A J Joyner Handicap at Keeneland was his most important score of this year Total earnings to date 84051 Last year was countrys leading money winning twoyear old with 77275 77275ROBERT ROBERT MORRIS A bay colt by Jacopo Arch Queen Owned by J Fred Byers of Pittsburgh steel man and sportsman Trained by Thomas H McCreery and to be ridden by Harry Richards Bred by J Cal Milam and acquired by Byers at a cost of 3200 As a yearling was purchased privately by William E Caskey and then went through the Saratoga sales as a member of the Bram ¬ ble Farm consignment Was bid in by Shan don Farm and then sold to Byers Scored no important victories last year but earned a place in the Derby field by beating older horses in the Excelsior Handicap at Jamaica this spring Total earnings to date 10725 10725MARKET MARKET WISE A bay colt by Brokers Tip 1933 Kentucky Derby winner On Hand Owned by Louis Tufano Jamaica L I building contractor Trained by George W Carroll and to be ridden by Irving Ander ¬ son Bred by the late Admiral Gary T Gray son and bought on Sept 8 1940 for 1000 from Brookmeade Stable Raced most of last year in the claiming division but this year became a Derby threat through his triumph in the Wood Memorial Stakes at Jamaica Has never been beaten at a dis ¬ tance greater than one mile Total earnings to date 21625 21625DISPOSE DISPOSE A bay colt by Discovery Swift Ply Owned by Robert J Kleberg Jr King Ranch of Kingsville Texas oil millionaire and rancher Trained by Max Hlrsch who saddled Bold Venture for his 1936 Kentucky Derby success and to be ridden by Carroll Bierman who rode Gallahadion to victory in the classic last spring Bred by Adolphe Pons and purchased out of the Mereworth Stud vendue at Saratoga for 7500 Won no stake in 1940 but triumphed in the Bahamas and Flamingo Stakes at Hileah Park this year Total earnings to date 27090 27090BLUE BLUE PAIR A bay colt by Pairbypalr Eva B Owned by Mrs Vera S Bragg of Connecticut and Lexington wife of invest ¬ ment and securities broker Trained by Wil ¬ liam Crump and to be ridden oy Basil James Bred by Military Stock Farm and acquired at Saratoga sales for 600 by C C Van Meter who later sold half interest to Thomas B Cromwell and John 3 Wiggins owner of Military Stock Farm Purchased several weeks ago by Mrs Bragg for a reported 12500 and 10000 of the horses future win ¬ nings Won Miles Standlsh and Mayflower Stakes at Suffolk Downs last year and the Derby Trial Stakes at Churchill Downs last Tuesday Total earnings to date 27423 27423LITTLE LITTLE BEANS A bay colt by Miraf el Florhl Owned by Mrs Louise Palladino of Boston Trained by her husband Rocco Pal ¬ ladino onetime manager of boxers and to be ridden by G Moore Bred by Robert Reacham and L A Moseley and purchased by his present owner at public sale for 500 Last year took the Maplewood Stakes at Rockingham Park and the Eastern Shore at Havre da Grace Has not yet won a stake this year Total earnings to date 18405 18405VALDINA VALDINA PAUL A black colt by Sortie Belle Weldel Owned by Emerson Fl Wood ¬ ward Valdlna Farm wealthy Houston Texas oil man and rancher Trained by John J Flanlgan and to be ridden by Hugh Lemmons Bred by his owner Was unable ta win last year and Will go into the Derby without a stakes victory to his credit Total earnings to date 5183 5183STARETOR STARETOR A chestnut gelding by Mes ¬ senger Fair Star Owned by Hugh S Nes bitt of Los Angeles head of a fruit products company Trained by George Strate and to be ridden by George Woolf Bred by Wil ¬ liam duPont Jr Foxcatcher Farm and purchased early In the winter along with two other horses for a reported 7500 They represent the first horses Nesbitt ever owned A maiden last year Staretor has no stakes victories in his record Total earnings to date 5360 5360SWAIN SWAIN A gray roan colt by Ladysman Doubtful Hours Owned by Cleaveland Put ¬ nam Chicago lumber company executive and sportsman Trained by Charles E Dur nell who trained Elwood for his winning effort In the 1904 Kentucky Derby and to be ridden by Johnny Adams Bred by Henry H Knight Almahurst Farm and bought at Saratoga by the Millsdale Stable for 2500 and later sold to his present owner for 5000 Putnam owns the colts sire but his dam Is the property of Knight Won the Arlington Futurity last year but no stake thus far in 1941 Total earnings to date 40795 TOM SMITH Who will saddle Porteri Cap for his Derby engagement
