Horses to Watch, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-17

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j Horses to Watch WatchHorses Horses who impressed Daily Racing Form representatives as being ready to win LINCOLN FIELDS FIELDSCOLOSAL COLOSAL South American star did not like the Churchill Downs track and he will do better on the Washington Park footing footingOCEAN OCEAN DRIVE Top tlass juvenile will be pointed for several stakes in Illinois and he is in excellent condition conditionBULLISH BULLISH Denemark sprinter has shown marked improvement in recent starts and he retains peak form formJACK JACK S L Clever handicap performer consistent on muddy or dry track and he shipped from Kentucky without mishap mishapEASY EASY TRADE Hardhitting campaigner is in clever hands and he worked three quarters in 114 handily before trans ¬ fer to Chicago ChicagoSOME SOME RELIEF Marsch stable maiden is eligible to good spot and has been half in 47 handily handilyBACK BACK TALK Wellconfirmed threeyear old filly shipped here from Kentucky and her morning trials are above good goodPENE PENE Cheap but honest plater has speed over any type footing and should visit winners circle during Lincoln Fields meeting meetingSTAR STAR REWARD Dixiana stakes star was never better and trainer Jack Hodgins will point him for Lincoln Handicap HandicapFIREWORKS FIREWORKS Aged gelding has touch of class and he worked mile in 143 handily at Churchill Downs before ship ¬ ment here herePAPA PAPA REDBIRD Goodwin star at top form and will be hard to beat when meeting threeyearolds at mile or over overFARAS FARAS A maiden twoyearold impressed with racing and about ready for gradua ¬ tion ETERNAL REWARD Par tial to the Washington Park footing and recent works suggests return to good form formNITROMOND NITROMOND Two year old maiden raced greenly at Churchill Downs but is speedy sort and due for visit to winners circle circleROCKABYE ROCKABYE One of the better fillies in the Shaffer string and she is eligible to good spot in allowance sprint sprintKOTSATOAH KOTSATOAH Speedy threeyearold colt is trained by the veteran John Goode and can handle muddy or dry strip stripALSABS ALSABS DAY Sharp twoyearold filly is to be prepped for the Miss America stakes and she is one of the best of her sex and age division BELMONT PARK PARKADVANCE ADVANCE Last yace on this one was wasgood good anticipatedin and improvement can be anticipated in the near future futureLORD LORD GRILLO Will show to better ad ¬ vantage over last start and on a fast fasttrack track LITTLE MINN Last race a good effort effortand and with more alert handling could have havewon won HAMULL Had speed in last and may find finda a field he can whip in the near future MI SCANDAL Has early speed and may improve mayimprove over last effort CURRENT slightlyin NEWS Was impeded slightly in the stretch run and then faltered in inlast last start startROCKET ROCKET BOMB A drop to own classifi ¬ cation will assure this one of another set setof of brackets FRIENDLY DON On edge and should shouldshow show to better advantage at Belmont BIMLETTE Can improve over last start startand and will show to better advantage at atBelmont Belmont ROBERTO Has speed and may find a afield field to his liking at a sprint distance SUNSATION dropin Has some speed and a drop in classification will help this one BILTRITETOn the cheap side and may be bedropped dropped into a cheap claimer for a good goodeffort effort FOND EMBRACE Showed speed in debut debutand and can improve over that effort JACOPOLY A stretch runner who will be bewell well suited at Belmont STUNTS Turned in a good effort in re ¬ cent graduation essay and may whip whipsome some better regarded ones SUFFOLK DOWNS DOWNSRIVER RIVER BREEZE A sophomore nonwin ¬ ner that has been displaying improve ¬ ment to suggest early desertion of the maiden ranks SAFE BET May have needed last to com ¬ plete readiness for a top effort Was closing stouting in recent sprint sprintPEGGY PEGGY SILVER Poor riding judgment may have cost this miss a purse in her last when boy remained in deep going after gaining lead leadLADY LADY CARRIE Has been right there when competing against top sophomores on the grounds Slight improvement is all that is needed neededARTENA ARTENA Disliked going when well re ¬ garded in last Should defeat same com ¬ pany over fast strip stripHANDY HANDY SORT The manner in which this juvenile score was very impressive A re ¬ peat performance is likely likelyPORT PORT CHESTER Is better than last would indicate Was forced to take over ¬ land route after encountering early trouble troubleDECISION DECISION Needs only to keep straight course to defeat cheap plater over a dis ¬ tance of ground SHAFFIE Last was an indication that this speedster is ready for brackets Dis ¬ played a liking for an off track trackMIA MIA MIA A cheap sprinter who has turned in consistent efforts in all recent starts Rates a chance whenever pitted against 3500 sprinters sprintersHALOMEli HALOMEli The former handicap per ¬ former showed a semblance of last years form in a recent effort to indicate1 he is reaching peak peakSYLMADY SYLMADY A juvenile who is gifted with much early foot Appeared short in debut GARDEN STATE PARK OUTLAND Very promising juvenile all set for early visit to winners circle circleLANGUID LANGUID LADY Recent trials indicate this welltrained miss is all set to earn brackets bracketsSTARTLE STARTLE ME Maiden twoyearold who has been wroking very impressively from gate Is in very clever hands handsHULLABALOO HULLABALOO Finished a charging sec ¬ ond in recent essay after taking the overland route throughout throughoutHAT HAT CHECK GIRL Won like a champion in recent debut and should experience little difficulty in becoming repeater repeaterTRUMP TRUMP HEAVY Has been displaying fine speed in training moves and appears ready for winning effort effortLISTEN LISTEN TIGER Disappointed i at very short odds recently but should make amends next out if not too highly placed placedPLYMOUTH PLYMOUTH Recent trials indicate this steadygoing fellow is ready to win WISHMELUCK Was smart second in re ¬ cent start and figures to improve Best suited at sprint distance distanceMR MR BUSTER Is much better performer than recent effort suggested Will bear watching in next sprint engagement engagementLINWOOD LINWOOD BLUE Connections have been grooming this sprinter for an early score Has been working very well CRANWOOD PARK PARKSABRAND SABRAND On the cheap side but the manner in which he scored here opening day indicated he is at top form and should repeat repeatWIN WIN FIN After setting the pace in a six furlong outing gave way in the final stages Appeared short of a top effort effortCUT CUT THROAT Has earned a pair of brackets already this season and should meetingSEMISHOT have an edge of fitness at this meeting SEMISHOT Has been training kindly and appears capable of scoring at first ask ¬ ing here hereJACK JACK BEE Was one of the better juve ¬ niles to race here last season Morning moves have been good and he should earn his share of purses this season seasonDOCS DOCS WASH Raced with good success earlier in the spring Is at peak of con ¬ dition and should tally competing with claiming sprinters of the lesser type HALF GRAND Prefers six furlongs and mud helps Won at Oaklawn Park in the spring and workouts here are creditable creditableBAR BAR WILLOW Performs best when the strip is off Is best suited at six fur ¬ longs longsCHAT CHAT HOPKINS May have needed a race on opening day and should improve in next outing facing the same caliber caliberPINK PINK CHANCE Disregarded his lone start here Was carried wide in the early stages Raced with fair success on this threeyearoldALL circuit last season as a threeyearold ALL FREE Should improve considerably off his race on opening day Appeared short shortMIDDIEWIN MIDDIEWIN This twoyeaivold filly has trained well Could graduate at first asking askingRACHEL RACHEL L Another juvenile filly who should not be long in leaving the non winners rank judging from morning trials


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