Nominate Spy Song For Domino Sprint: Dixiana Speedster Among 19 Named for Arlington Parks Feature on July 7 Program, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-23

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Nominate Spy Song For Domino Sprint SprintDixiana Dixiana Speedster Among 19 Named for Arlington Parks Feature on July 7 Program ProgramARLINGTON ARLINGTON PARK Arlington Heights 111 June 22 Dixianas Spy Song winner of four important sprint handicaps in the Chicago area last year may return to com ¬ petition in the Domino Handicap six furlong event that will be decided on Wednesday July 7 The fast fiveyearold son of Balladier Mata Hari by Peter Hastings heads a group of 19 thorough ¬ breds nominated according to the list re ¬ leased by racing secretary and handicapper William R Duke Dahlstrom here today todaySpy Spy Song has not started since last October when he finished second in the Hawthorne Sprint Handicap He was sent to the Dixiana farm in Kentucky during the winter and after a long rest was brought back in training with the opening of the Kentucky racing season Trainer Jack Hodgins has brought the handsome stallion along slowly and here of late has set him down to hard work workWon Won Four Stakes Last Season SeasonLast Last year Spy Song won the Myrtlewood Stakes the Clang Handicap the Chicago Handicap and the Hawthorne Sprint He also engaged in the Domino last season but was unable to match strides with With Pleasure and Armed and finished third His latest trial over the local course was a half in 47 after having sped the open ¬ ing three furlongs in 34 At Washington Park he went a half in 51 and prior to that showed a keen threeeighths move in 22 and 34 34Hodgins Hodgins says he is well satisfied with Spy Songs condition conditionThe The Calumet Farm has nominated a trio for the Domino which is endowed with a 20000 added purse and is for threeyear olds and upward Citation and Coaltown partners who finished onetwo in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby and Pep Well who raced over this strip yesterday are those named namedOther Other than pointing for the Arlington Classic plans for Citation remain uncer ¬ tain The star threeyearold is eligible for Saturdays Equipoise Mile and probably will be made eligible for a bevy of other stakes General manager Ben A Jonees and his son trainer Jimmy Jones probably will select the spots that fit well in Cita ¬ tions training schedule scheduleFollowing Following are the nominations for the Domino Horse Air Patrol Air Rate Bogle Coaltown Citation Delegate Fighting Frank Itsabet King Rhymer Lookout Son Horse Little Harp Noble One Pep Well Pad Lock Plumper Preoccupy Phar Mon Royal Blood Spy Song


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