Barbazure Strives for Third Straight Success in Sportsmans Main Offering: Bishop Six-Year-Old Will Have Stern Opposition in Sugar Pete and Merry Tudor, Daily Racing Form, 1951-05-04

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n 1 J. 5 six i Barbazure Strives for Third Straight Success in Sportsmans Main Offerinq j t r ! r V v Bishop Six-Year-Old Will t" ♦ Have Stern Opposition in ir F. in Sugar Pete and Merry Tudor ti the SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero. 111., May w 3. — A mile and a sixteenth race, carrying a] the claiming clause, holds down the sixth ia and feature position of tomorrows eight- o race bill at this track. A field of seven th the three-year-olds and up will mingle with w several runners who have already earned tr brackets here seeking additional purse 0t money. W. H. Bishops Barbazure, a double fr winner during the frst week of the meeting tu will have top poundage of 120. while Mrs. in ing to to in ht ner ne wi will in in be be wc won fii first ar are W pr ho tu lik like M Bii Big Ch ra race sp t" ♦ F. ir in ti the w a] ia o th the w tr 0t fr tu in ing E. McDonalds Fighting Cloud fourth S his only outing is next with 117 pounds. Aside from Barbazure, the winners in 3 featured field are W. T. Beezleys ai Merry Tudor, Ada Wellmans Easy Buy, gs and Mrs. A. M. Creechs Sugar Pete. The ai latter looked especially good in defeating m Opening Day, Bodens Pal, and others over sk mile and a sixteenth route. Easy Buy fr was fourth in that race. Merry Tudor ol trimmed My Wash and Grand Isle among th others. Many are looking for a good race from Dan Cataldos Castile, who was vir- . tually left at the post last time. The geld- Li turned in a noteworthy performance finish second to Easy Buy. The remaining horse is Torrent, last in his onlv start 3. here. Pc The seemingly indefatigable Yale, win- J*3 of three races during opening week, be seek his fourth consecutive success ° the closing race, and his chief rival may I"3 Inaccessible, an old stablemate. Yale , but two races all last year. wl Full fields are assured in each of the Bc five events on "fish day," as six horses on the also eligible list in every event. C Warm weather and a fast track are in prospect. | Much interest is being evinced among 3.-horsemen 3.— here in the running of the Ken- tui tucky Derby. Strange as it may seem few toi the chances of the favored Battle ne next Morn. The most popular candidates are foi Stretch, Fanfare, and, of course, the tai Chicago-owned Ruhe. The result of the spi spill, will be announced over the loud da speaker system. j


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