Majority of Derby Entrants Get Pipe-Openers for Race, Daily Racing Form, 1944-05-06

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Majority of Derby Entrants Get PipeOpeners for Race RaceLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 5 Pipeopeners were the order for a majority of the Derby entrants this morning at the Downs The historic track was muddy and the dogs were in place placeSkytracer Skytracer limbered up with a breezing five furlongs in 103 the half in 50 Pensive was the only other to go that far moving over the distance in 52 and 105 under an armload of wraps Diavolaw breezed a half in 51 a shade better than Autocrats 51 in the same fashion Rockwood Boy went a half in 53 Comenow in flat 53 Alorter 54 BellBuzzer 55 all of them breezing breezingValley Valley Flares was required to go only three furlongs and splashed the distance in 37 Challenge Me was timed in 37 and Shut Up in 39 both under wraps wrapsAfter After the last race Friday Cramps Im ¬ age was brought to the course and gal ¬ loped a mile in 153 in the soupy going just playing along all the way


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