Hill Gail Stays at Downs Due to Light Leg Filling: Will Go in Preakness, Says Jones; Mates Sent to Pimlico, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-07

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Hill Gail Stays at Downs Due to Light Leg Filling FillingWill Will Go in Preakness Says Jones Mates Sent to Pimlico PimlicoCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 6 Calumet Farms Real Delight Ash ¬ land Stakes and Kentucky Oaks victress Bubbley the Debutante Stakes winner and the handsome threeyearold colt Mark YeWell departed today for Pimlico where they will fill engagements Charles Slow and Easy Martin veteran employe of Calumet trainer Ben A Jones is in charge of the trio trioHill Hill Gail the Kentucky Derby victor and early choice for the Preakness Stakes is to get away next Tuesday for Baltimore and he will go in the same car with Dixianas Sub Fleet who finished second in the local classic classicHill Hill Gail remained at the Downs and did not accompany todays shipment to Pim ¬ lico in order that trainer Jones might further study a light filling in the colts near foreleg The Calumet colt either nicked himself Saturday while in the paddock where he acted badly or immediately after the start of the Derby DerbyThe The filling retarded yesterday and Hill Gail galloped but Jones wants to keep the Derby victor here until Tuesday TuesdayThere There is no serious trouble and well go on to the Preakness Jones said this morning morningJones Jones plans to leave for Maryland Fri ¬ day or Saturday and those Calumet horses intended for Illinois campaigns are to re ¬ main at Churchill Downs Harold Ward will look after the local division during Jones absence


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