Coaltown Slated to Race In Swift Stakes Tomorrow, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-18

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Coal town Slated to Race In Swift Stakes Tomorrow TomorrowBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 17 New York racing fans will get their first glimpse of Calumet Farms C o al t o w n on Wednesday when the phenomenally speedy son of Bull Lea will go post ward in the 15000 Swift Stakes at seven furlongs trainer H A Jimmy Jones announced this morning The colt has been training in track record style since cooling out slowly after finishing second to Citation in the Kentucky Derby DerbyCoaltown Coaltown arrived from Churchill Downs along with Bewitch and Whirl Some Saturday afternoon Leroy Pierson will ride the colt Censorship of the reactions of several owners and trainers who had envisaged the Swift as one stake in which they would not have to face the Calumet coalition had not been completed at a late hour this afternoon


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1940s/drf1948051801/drf1948051801_31_8
Local Identifier: drf1948051801_31_8
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800