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j . I j j Trainer J. M. Lowenstein I Conditioning Ten Head Morris Vehons Santa Claus Is Prepping for Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE. Ky., March 31.— Headed by Morris Vehons Santa Claus, an eligible for the seventieth running of the Kentucky Derby and other important three-year-old classics, J. M. "Jake" Lowenstein is pre- j 1 paring a string of 10 at Churchill Downs for 1944. | Santa Claus, a black son of Balladier and Princess Edith, who won three races in 1 seven outings last year, is well advanced in training and is ready for serious trials as soon as the track is in condition. His ultimate Derby status depends upon his J l showings in a couple of tune-up races j I that Lowenstein plans for him during the Keeneland meeting, which precedes j j Churchill Downs. | Lowenstein has three other horses, all juveniles, for Vehon. They are Take , Notice, a black colt by Blue Larkspur — I Smart Trick; Needles Eye, a chestnut gelding, by Slave Ship — Threadneedle. and Sil- I very Moon, brown gelding, by Brevity — i j Mothers Love. i The Chicago horseman also is condition- ing two horses who will run for the account of Mrs. Lowenstein. They are Remind and Jamae, a two-year-old black : filly, by Balladier — Constant Wife. Running in his own silks will be Final t Glory, Be Brief, Chief Adviser and an unnamed • two-year-old brown gelding by Firethorn — Tulane. He recently sold the I three-year-old Observer and a two-year-old • named Gallantry to J. H. Hutchison.
