Del Mar Programs Thirteen Stakes: Fixture Honoring Memory of William A. Quigley Listed; Set ,000 Minimum Purses, Daily Racing Form, 1944-06-09

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Del Mar Programs Thirteen Stakes StakesFixture Fixture Honoring Memory of William A Quigley Listed Set 1000 Minimum Purses PursesSAN SAN DIEGO Calif June 8 Topped by the 10000 added pel Mar Handicap an imposing list of stakes 13 in all were an ¬ nounced today by general manager W F Tunney for the forthcoming summer ses ¬ sion of racing at Bing Crosbys Del Mar oval ovalThe The seaside track which welcomes the thoroughbred back July 1 after nearly a threeyear dearth of the sport in south ¬ ern California also posted a 1000 mini ¬ mum purse level This is a 200 boost over the 800 minimum which prevailed for the 1941 meeting Liberal stakes and overnight handicaps of increased value dot the elaborate program for the 39day meeting meetingTwo Two 5000 numbers are on the roster to bolster what is expected to be the most ambitious turf program ever staged at the compact plant just 20 miles north of San Diego They are the Fourth of July Handicap for threeyearolds and upward at a mile and the Quigley Memorial Handicap for the same division at a mile and an eighth The latter event is named for the memory of William A Quigley former vicepresident and general man ¬ ager of the course who passed away in 1942 1942Three Three of the stakes are for the two yearolds exclusively and one the Golden State Handicap is designed for older Cali forniabreds forniabredsComplete Complete list of stakes follows followsInaugural Inaugural Handicap 2000 threeyear olds and upward six furlongs to be run July 1 1Fourth Fourth of July Handicap 5000 three yearolds and upward one mile to be run July 4 4La La Jolla Handicap 2500 threeyear olds and upward six furlongs to be run July 8 8Junipero Junipero Serra Handicap 2500 three yearbids and upward one and onesix ¬ teenth miles milesCabrillo Cabrillo States 2000 twoyearolds fiva and onehalf furlongs furlongsPalomar Palomar Handicap 2500 threeyear olds and upward six furlongs furlongsGolden Golden State Handicap 2500 three yearolds and upward foaled in California one mile mileWalter Walter Connolly Handicap 3000 three yearolds and upward one and one six ¬ teenth miles milesCasa Casa De Manana Hotel Stakes 2500 twoyearolds six furlongs furlongsSan San Diego Mile 2500 threeyearolds one mile mileDel Del Mar Handicap 10000 threeyear olds and upward one and onequarter miles milesDel Del Mar Hotel Stakes 3000 twoyear olds six furlongs furlongsQuigley Quigley Memorial Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward one and one eighth miles


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