Hill Gail and Sub Fleet In Gallops at Churchill: Jones Hasnt Made Final Shipping Plans East for the Derby Winner, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-09

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Hill Gail and Sub Fleet In Gallops at Churchill Jones Hasnt Made Final Shipping Plans East for the Derby Winner WinnerCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 8 Calumet Farms Hill Gail and Dixianas Sub Fleet first and second re ¬ spectively last Saturday in the Kentucky Derby weremon the local track this morn ¬ ing for gallops The two homebred colts were not asked for speed and pulled up nicely after their exercise exerciseJack Jack C Hodginsv Dixiana trainer plans to ship Sub Fleet to Pimlico tomorrow for the Preakness Stakes and Steve Brooks Sub Fleets reinsman is to move to Baltimore next Monday to handle the Count Fleet colt in his final trials for the Pimlico fea ¬ ture tureAfter After Sub Fleet was returned to his stall this morning Dr E E Watson widely known midwest veterinarian minutely in ¬ spected the colt and pronounced the Dixi ¬ ana star in excellent physical condition conditionTrainer Trainer Ben Jones of the Calumet forces will get away tomorrow to saddle Real De ¬ light for her Saturday Oaks engagement at the Baltimore oval ovalJones Jones hasnt made a final decision as to shipping Hill Gail to Pimlico for the Preak ness Queried this morning as to his plans the veteran Missouri turfman stated We are about 3 to 2 to make the trip to Balti ¬ more as Xrays revealed no serious injury to our colt Hill Gail has much before him this season and he has had a stiff cam ¬ paign from the time he won the Santa Anita Derby right through the Kentucky Derby


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