Suffolks Closing Stakes Attracting Much Interest: 0,000 in Added Money Eyed By Prominent Establishments, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-26

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Suffolks Closing Stakes Attracting Much Interest 70000 in Added Money Eyed By Prominent Establishments EstablishmentsSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 25 Three important stakes are on the grille and ready to be served to New England racing fans in rapid fire succes ¬ sion during the final seven days of the current 42day meeting at Suffolk Downs The three most important handicaps of the spring season the 10000 added Constitu ¬ tion on Saturday the 10000 Tomasello Memorial on Monday and the climactic 50000 added Yankee a week from Satur ¬ day form a trio of top attractions that are expected to draw record crowds crowdsThe The Constitution is attracting tre ¬ mendous interest because of its prevue value in relation to the rich Yankee Both races are for threeyearolds with 27 of the 41 Constitution eligibles also being named for the richer closing day feature Brpokmeade Stable has already set its sights on all three purses four topflight performers from the Isabel Dodge Sloane establishment having been bedded down at the Boston track for their scheduled en ¬ gagements in the forthcoming stakes stakesSplash Splash has been named for all three races but will probably be seen in the Tomasello and Yankee for trainer Preston Burch has Lucky Devil and Inseparable available for the Constitution ConstitutionThe The Brookmeade quartet may be just the beginning of the influx of horses expected for the three stakes in seven days because practically all of the top stables in the country are represented in the nominations for the 70000 in added money that will be distributed distributedAll All three events are over a distance of ofground ground The Constitution is at a mile and anda a sixteenth the Tomasello a mile and a afurlong furlong and the Yankee at the Kentucky KentuckyDerby Derby distance of a mile and a quarter quarterOfficials Officials of the Eastern Racing Association Associationare are anxiously awaiting word from Ben BenJones Jones regarding Citation and Coaltown Coaltownthe the doublebarreled Calumet Farm entry whxrare eligible for the enriched Yankee


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