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Phil D. Has Two Main Objectives at Centennial Martin Colt to Seek 5,000 Colorado Mile, 0,000 Derby CENTENNIAL PARK, Littleton, Colo.. June 23. — C. W. Martins Phil D. is now at Centennial Park. The big son of War Dog was vanned here from Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha in charge of trainer Jimmy Jordan. Jordan stated that Phil D., usually not the best shipper, had made the trip in perfect style. Phil D. became the adopted son of the Denver area during Centennial Parks inaugural meeting last season, and went on from here to become one of the nations top three-year-olds, finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby this spring. Jordan stated that Phil D.s two main objectives here would be the 5,000 Colorado Mile and the 0,000 Centennial Derby. The former will be run Saturday, August 11, while the latter is slated for Saturday, August 4. Jordan immediately squelched all rumors concerning the condition of Phil D. Talk had it that the fleet son of War Dog might have gone amiss during the running of the Derby, but Jordan firmly stated that his charge was in the best of health, and has merely been given a much needed rest. He pointed out that Phil D. was campaigned quite strenuously throughout the 1950 season, and had also been hard raced during the current year up to and including the Derby. He felt that with some 16 months of constant training behind him, Phil D. was entitled to a let-down of several months. The winner of the 0,000 added San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita was greeted here by a large delegation of the local press. Jordan, who took over Phil D. when the latter was nearly termed as an outlaw, assured all that the son of War Dog was now one of the best behaved horses he has ever handled. Phil D. will make several starts in races during the early part of the season, and his vaunted early foot makes him a real threat to the best sprinters here. While the Kentucky Derby found Phil D. in front for the better part of the Kentucky classic, the distance Proved too far and he was beaten off at the wire. Jordan feels that the two Colorado features are made to order for his charge as far as the distance goes. He feels certain that the flat mile of the Colorado Mile is Phil D.s best race. However, the one mile and one furlong of the Centennial Derby is not by any stretch of the imagination asking too much of the son of War Dog. Since the Derby, Jordan has kept Phil D. in rather light training not having let up on him entirely, but merely given him the much needed rest that was mentioned earlier. In addition to Phil D., Jordan also brought a pair of two-year-olds, neither of which has started yet. They both belong to C. W. Martin, owner of Phil D. They are Mars Comet and All Is Fair.
