view raw text
Expect Influx of Horses This Week at Detroit DetroitSeveral Several Nominations Received For Motor City Handicap May 22 22DETROIT DETROIT Mich May 1 The week ahead is expected to see the unloading of hundreds of horses at the Michigan Racing Associations Detroit Race Course and with them will come a big colony of trainers jockeys exercise riders and other stable personnel personnelMeanwhile Meanwhile nominations have arrived for the first of the stakes races the 10000 added Motor City Handicap to be run on May 22 the second day of the 56day meeting Closing date for nominations is May 8 but already the books list such horses as Phil D Money Broker Chain Reaction Dixie Flyer Hi Billee Sonic Gol ¬ den Trend Stop Gap Nocailula Speed o Light and Second Avenue AvenuePhil Phil D is a distinguished handicap horse who will be making his first appearance in Detroit this summer At various times in his career he has whipped Hill Gail MarkYeWell Counterpoint Indian Hemp and other of the nations finest Money Broker is best remembered for his victory in the 100000 Florida Derby in 1953 1953Chain Chain reaction is a new import this sea ¬ son from Canada where in 1953 he estab ¬ lished an unmatched record for racing in that country winning eight stakes races including the Canadian Derby in a single summer summerSecond Second Avenue will be recalled as the winner of the 50000 Michigan Mile at the Detroit Race Course last summer summerApproximately Approximately 175 horses are on the grounds today but within a week the figure will be 500 and in two weeks 1000 By opening day on May 21 all of the 1386 stalls will be full with trainers begging for space for horses without reservations
