Coaltown to Seek Withers As Citation Goes in Jersey, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-22

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Coaltown to Seek Withers As Citation Goes in Jersey JerseyBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I May 21 Coaltown will go in the Withers and Citation will be shipped to Garden State Park to start in the Jersey Stakes said trainer Jimmy Jones of the Calumet Farm Stable this morning in discussing the plans of the countrys leading threeyear olds This arrangement was arrived at he continued after a thorough study of the situation and what ap ¬ pears best for the horses Citation is better suited over the longer route and he needs one race for his Bel mont engagement At the present time he shapes up as the lone repre ¬ sentative of the stable in the Bel mont montIt It is felt that Coaltown can defeat the average threeyearold and the distance of the Withers Mile appears to suit him to a T Arcaro will ride Citation at Garden State while Pier son will be up on Coaltown The Withers and the Jersey are run on the same day May 29


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