Cid Play to Meet American Flyer: Pair Among Fifteen in Reaping Reward Purse At Churchill Downs Oval, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-04

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Cid Play to Meet American Fiver Pair Among Fifteen in Reaping Reward Purse At Churchill Downs Oval OvalCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 The Reaping Reward Purse a six furlong allowance sprint for four yearolds and upward is to headline the sport to ¬ morrow at this historic Central Avenue racing grounds The feature attraction drew a list of 15 entrants and the race shapes up as one of the better short dis ¬ tance offerings of the current Downs spring meeting meetingMrs Mrs A M Creechs Cid Play a five yearold gelded son of Maedic and Imperial Play may be the choice in the Reaping Reward Cid Play turned in an excellent effort herp last week when he defeated a Ipetterthanaverage field at threequarters of a mile The Creech gelding was ridden out in that dash but he appeared to have his rivals well beaten when he swept across the final marker markerMrs Mrs Albert Sabath will be represented in tomorrows principal offering by American Flyer The Sabath gelding seven years old established a record for consistency in Florida before his transfer to Kentucky and won four straight races Recent morn ¬ ing trials by American Flyer have been good and trainer H C Dodson believes that his charge may go rather well in the sprint although longer distances seem to best suit the Sabath performer performerTrotsek Trotsek Saddles Entry Harry Trotsek will saddle an entry for the Reaping Reward Purse Raymond Ank pnbauers High Ego and M J B Stables Jacopades Both Trotsekconditioned thor ¬ oughbreds have shown flashes of class and High Ego partial to the Downs footing is dangerous under the 110pound burden he will shoulder tomorrow High Ego is a homebred gelded son of High Strung and Egoiste and a product of Ankenbauers Meadowbrook Farm which is located on Big Sink Pike near Lexington LexingtonJohn John A Kinard Jrs Miss Marianna Shady Brook Farms Upstate Max Mar morsteins Royal Chap and James C Stones Syls Bobby are other probable starters for the Reaping Reward Miss Marianna is a speedy sort Upstate has trained satisfactorily Syls Bobby has raced well against good company and Royal Chap who wintered at the Downs turned in some quick trials trialsTwoyearolds Twoyearolds are to meet in the Glen view Farm Purse at five furlongs and the fourth race at the same distance for lesser regarded youngsters from the same age division Threeyearolds will clash in the sixfurlong second event and the one mile and onesixteenth third while fouryear olds and upward clash in the fifth race at threerquarters of a mile the seventh at one mile and one furlong and the eighth at one mile and onesixteenth Fields are welTbalanced and good sport should result


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