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Mrs Elizabeth Grahai Jet Pilot Mrs Grahams First Victor Starting Black Metal MetalMRS MRS ELIZABETH GRAHAM owner of Black Metal will be trying for her second Kentucky Derby victory with Black Metal her first having come with Jet Pilot in 1947 Prior to Jet Pilots bril ¬ liant victory Mrs Gra ¬ ham had tried with a threehorse entry in 1946 Lord Boswell who finished fourth Knock ¬ down fifth and Per ¬ fect Bahram ninth HoweverMaine Chance Farm racing nom de course of Mrs Graham has nominated horses in the Kentucky Derby since 1936 when Great Union was on the roster Jet Pilot is now a successful Blue Grass sire standing at the famed Spend ¬ thrift Farm of Leslie Combs II All Maine Chance production stock including brood ¬ mares and stallions are boarded there thereThe The Maine Chance silks of Mrs Graham long have been regarded as among the most powerful in America and in 1945 hers was the leading moneywinning stable in the country with earnings of 589170
