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Riverina Happy Mood Dead Heat Money Broker Annexes 9 Lexington Colts First Score In More Than Year YearR R L Baird Has G G Stable Colt Two Lengths Clear of Paytu Show to Sunny Dale DaleBy By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 5 G G Stables Money Broker who hadnt won a race since capturing the 1953 Florida Derby sped to a game triumph in the Lexington Handicap here this chilly afternoon before a crowd of over 10000 spectators The Detroitowned victor a well made son of Half Crown and Chartruse II responded to a hustling ride from joceky Robert Lee Baird and swept by the finish with two lengths to spare over Knollwood Farms early pacemaker Paytu Just a nose back of the latter Buddah Stables well fancied Sunny Dale was up to get the show and she was a head in advance of Mrs Herbert Herff s Smackover fourth in the field of six Lexington Handicap starters startersMoney Money Broker carried 112 pounds one of which was overweight and raced the three quarters mile over the fast but slightly dull track in an impressive 110 No better than third choice in the tote Money Broker went off at 37 to 10 straight straightPaytu Paytu Assumes Command CommandThe The Lexington Handicap band left starter Ruby Whites gate in a line break but Paytu quickly forged to the front and established a good lead over Thomas Devereux Greatest Theodore D Buhls Second Avenue was well placed in the earlier furlongs while Jockey Baird snug ¬ ged Money Broker along in fourth place within striking distance of the leaders leadersPaytu Paytu settled in the stretch with a short margin over Money Broker but Baird then went to work on the Motor City invader and the G and G colt quickly put Paytu away and drew clear After Paytu co favorite with Sunny Dale in the wagering was displaced the Easy Mon colt continued stoutly enough to earn the place from the fastfinishing Sunny Dale who came from last at the head of the stretch Smack over was a steady fourth while Greatest GreatestContinued Continued on Page FortyFire Money Broker Has TwoLength Edge EdgeWhips Whips Paytu and Sunny Dale CoFavorites in Lexington Handicap at Churchill ChurchillContinued Continued from Page Ont and Second Avenue ran fifth and sixth respectively soundlybeaten soundlybeatenAlifair Alifair a homebred daughter of Papa Redbird and Jo Agnes carried the P and L F Holton silks to her third success in as many starts defeating six other three yearold fillies in the Embroidery Purse PurseForwardly Forwardly placed from the start of the sprint by jockey Forrest Kaelin Alifair took command during the drive and was a length and onehalf on C Meschlers favored Page of Roses at the wire Valley r View Farms Vici Admiral forced quite wide at the last turn closed well enough to get third slightly more than a length off the choice and a half length before Pollard and Harkihs Bright Charge the early pacemaker pacemakerAlifair Alifair victorious in two Chicago en ¬ gagements last year raced the three quarters mile of the Embroidery in 111 and was second choice in the tote at 23 to 10 Outsiders Score in Daily Double DoubleOutsiders Outsiders captured the Daily Double events Loray Stables Prandium ridden by Alfred Popara beat 10 ordinary platers in the one mile and onesixteenth opener and S D Hinkles Gay Ribbons handled by Arnold Kirkland graduated from the maiden ranks trimming a capacity band of juveniles in the four and onehalf fur ¬ longs Iris Purse PursePrandium Prandium 1480 straight and Gay Rib ¬ bons 10420 in the win pool combined for a 70740 Daily Double payoff
