Europa Handicap To Good Morning: Takes Command at Break And Never Is Headed to Beat Stefanita Decisively, Daily Racing Form, 1944-06-17

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Europe Handicap To Good Morning MorningTakes Takes Command at Break And Never Is Headed to Beat Stefahita Decisively DecisivelyAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L I N Y June 16 Good Morning didnt need mud to make a pa ¬ rade out of the featured Europa Handicap at Aqueduct today and Whipping Ted Atkinson didnt need to use his stick as the fouryearold daughter of Sir Gallahad III Morning by American Flag took the track at the start of this mile and one sixteenth event and bounded along on the head end throughout to easily defeat the favored Stefanita by two and onehalf lengths Isadore Biebers Night Glow the only other starter in this 5000 test fin ¬ ished seven lengths farther back The Cain Hoy Stable filly paid 630 and was timed in 146 with fractions of 24 48 113 and 140 indicating she was being nicely rated on the head end endThere There was really nothing to the Europa Handicap which was witnessed by 20728 sweltering fans as Atkirisoh sent Good Morning into a lead that quickly spelled Good Night to her two rivals Good Morning had finished a length behind Stefanita in their last encounter at the same distance at Belmont Park but had a fourpound weight shift in her favor today The Widener miss who was made an odds on favorite had to carry 126 pounds to a mere 107 on her rival and that is the story of the Europa Night Glow had some early speed but appeared outclassed at the end endTurbulence Turbulence Earns Close Decision DecisionThe The Yorkville Belle Purse a five and a half furlongs dash for juvenile fillies which was the fourth race resulted in a finish that had the crowd in an uproad for sev ¬ eral minutes as it required the camera to name Wheatley Stables Turbulence the winner over J S Phipps Reaping Time the favorite in as tight a finish as the triple dead heat of last Saturday Then when the numbers were posted a foul was claimed against Edgar Zantkers Santas Vixen who finished only a head behind the first pair and two lengths before P A B Widener II s Durability DurabilityAfter After deliberation the stewards disquali ¬ fied Santas Vixen from third place for bearing in on Durability at about the eighth pole which caused that filly to change course in the drive for the wire and lose as much ground as she was beaten by byMrs Mrs Donald Woodwards Piccadilly sur ¬ prised in the sixfurlong Frigate Handicap which was the secondary feature leading from shortly after the start to score by a length and onehalf


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