Hipodromo Patrons Give Pinon Grand Ovation: 60-Year-Old Veteran Displays Perfect Form in Winning Race, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-18

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Hipodrohfio Patrons Give Pinon Grand Ovation 60 YearOld Veteran Displays Perfect Form in Winning Race RaceHEPODROMO HEPODROMO DE LAS AMERICAS Mexico D P May n Not since the days of the immortal G y Dalton anoTCapt Pat riclc IryingrOHay has such a demonstra ¬ tion been seen at the Hipodromo He las Americas as the ovation given H H Hap ¬ py t inon 60yearold Downer and trainer of the Happy Stable when he returned on Saturday afternoon to the unsaddling en ¬ closure after giving one of the finest ex ¬ hibitions of Horsemanship seen t the local track when he practically carried his mount Fate pver the finish line ahead of T L Altamiras Jack K public choice in the featured Premio Guayamas GuayamasHappy Happy ra former topnotch rider in France as well as in the United States has not beep in actual competition for many yearsbut has been active during the morn ¬ ing trainingjiours and he keeps himself fit galloping his charges His perfect condition Saturday was one of the reason he guided home Fate in a stirring finish in the one mile event eventWhen When Euatdd Cotero broke his agree ¬ ment to hanjtile Happy Issue in the Handi ¬ cap de las Americas Pinon decided to ride the mare providing the local stewards would made a provisional agreement with the veteran that if he handled Fate and gave a creditable performance they would permit him to handle his star mare in the rich Handicap de las Americas AmericasPinon Pinon was aboard Happy Issue last Sun ¬ day in the Handicap de las Americas but she was messed about going to the first turn and failed to show anything after the interference


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