Woolford Silks In Double Success At Arlington Park: Technician Accounts for Sysonby Purse After Mighty Miss Scores, Daily Racing Form, 1941-06-28

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WOOLFORD SILKS IN DOUBLE SUCCESS AT ARLINGTON PARK PARKTechnician Technician Accounts for Sysonby Purse After Mighty Miss Scores ScoresARLINGTON ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 111 June 27 The Woolford Farms Technician who fin ¬ ished second to the Valdina Farms Vis county in the Francises Peabody Memorial Handicap at Lincoln Fields on Decoration Day drove to his first score of the year in the Sysonby Purse onemile allowance race which featured the days card at Arlington Park to qualify for his engagement in the 10000 added Stars and Stripes Handicap here on the Fourth of July The bay son of Insco was handled by apprentice William Strickler and when he led the favored Up the Creek from the Milky Way Farm stable to the wire by a length and a quarter he was giving the Cleveland Ohio youngster a riding double for the day as the lad had accounted for the fourth race on the same establishments Mighty Miss in the fifth race raceHalf Half a length away from Up the Creek at the final marker was the Millsdale Stables Sun Lover who worked out an additional eighth of a mile in 151 to prepare for his engagement in the Stars and Stripes Handicap The fiveyearold son of Sun Beau who made his return to the races on opening day after almost a years absence turned in a good effort after propping at the start and finished well in advance of the Walmac Farms Chi STRICKLER ON DOUBLE DOUBLEThe The Woolford Farm representative was handled nicely by the young apprentice whcr took to the whip in the stretch when it appeared that Technician wanted to toss it off as Sun Lover pulled up to his saddle girth The son of Insco accomplished his assignment in the very good time of 136 for the mile and rewarded those who sup ¬ ported his first victory of the campaign with a 680 return returnAlthough Although Up the Creek outbroke the field at the gate Its a Go went right up to take the lead as they came out of th chute but thafvas the only time he was a factor dur ¬ ing the whole journey Strickler hustled Technician into the contention and the son of Insco was showing the way going into the turn turnAt At that point Sun Lover moved around the horses to take over the lead temporarily with the stretch in sight His margin of command was only a head however and Strickler kept working on Technician Although the fa ¬ vorite was tucked in behind him the young apprentice refused to take his mount off the rail and in the final furlong the Woolford Farms representative responded to his rid ¬ ers efforts Here Vedder took Up the Creek off the rail and was able to overtake Sun Lover SUN LOVER RACES WELL WELLThe The latter turned in a good race under hand and heel urging by McCombs Only once during his journey did that rider touch him with the whip and that was as soon as he straightened away into the front lane In completing his additional eighth McCombs was riding the Millsdale representative out outWoolford Woolford Farms Mighty Miss a chestnut daughter of Cohort who won her last race at Lincoln Fields came between horses to make it two in a row in the final furlong of the sixfurlong fifth race for 2000 platers The Kansas Cityowned mare got away slug ¬ gishly but through the final furlong she was responding to Stricklers urging to complete the distance in lllt well clear of J Bar ¬ retts Arch Hero who was unable to retain his lead after getting to the front on the turn Le Mar Stock Farms Matchup was put to a hard drive going down the stretch by Johnny Adams to come from between horses in time to pick up the show award a neck in advance of Annie Alone who was a contender from the start


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