Gallorette Defeats Elpis Easily in Delaware Oaks: Brann Filly Establishes Herself Three-Year-Old Queen of Season, Daily Racing Form, 1945-06-29

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Gallorette Defeats Elpis Easily in Delaware Oaks Brann Filly Establishes Herself Three-Year-Old Queen of Season n STANTON, Del., June 28.— William L. j. Branns Gallorette established herself If clearly as present queen of the three -year-old - fillies at Delaware Park today as she e raced to a three -length triumph in the e seventh Delaware Oaks over the mile and d an eighth route. Carrying 119 pounds, equal highweight t with William Helis Elpis, the Brann filly y whipped her rival by that margin as Elpis s i saved second honors a half length before e : Col. C. V. Whitneys Monsoon. Belpast and d , Transflint completed the small field and, 1, j after bursts of speed, neither of these fig-, - ured in the running. Gallorette. under Eddie Arcaros handling, was timed in 1:51 for the nine furlongs and she earned ,880 to boost her ■ | winnings this season to 1,740 with four ir victories in five starts. She previously had d won the Pimlico Oaks and the Acorn n Stakes at Belmont. . After the two outsiders set the pace * around the first turn, Arcaro sent Gallorette after the leaders, with Elpis trying to 0 maintain the pace. These two rushed by y midway of the backstretch with Monsoon n also reaching contention. Gallorette established ~ clear command entering the homestretch !" and drew away smartly to score.


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