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i IN THE BLUE GRASS By Hugh J. McGuire LEXINGTON, Ky., May 28.— While Ro- man, who is a mellowing seventeen, has long been established among the leading i stallions stallions of of the the coun- stallions stallions of of the the coun- country and has sired more than a score, of stakes winners, we believe, without searching the records, that Hasty Road is his only son to have accounted for any of the legs of the Triple Crown. Most of his get favor sprint distances. Hasty Roads tally in the Preakness, accomplished accomplished with with a a accomplished accomplished with with a a powerful assist from jockey Johnny Adams if we read chartmaker Palmer Heagertys comment correctly.set a new pattern. The mile and three-sixteenths of the Pimlico headliner can hardly be accepted as a classic distance, but the showing of Hasty Road in this race sets him apart from other colts sired by his daddy. The victory has been made the subject of conversation in Horsemens Corner and there are those who are quick to give credit for the endurance of Hasty Road to his dam, Traffic Court. AAA Lou Doherty, who stands Roman at his Stallion Station and really thinks very little of him except in the light of wishing he had a dozen like him, was not in the discussion, but brought out a similarity in the breeding of Hasty Road and of a daughter of Roman who also has done quite well for herself, the filly, Queen Hopeful. This miss has, on occasion, deported herself satisfactorily at the middle distances although they can hardly be described as her forte. Traffic Court was by Discovery, by Display, by Fair Play. Queen Hopeful is from Play-full, by Chance Play, by Fair Play. This very link to Fair Play is the basis on which the pedigree pundits were tracing the toughness and stamina that enable Hasty Road to go on. AAA This may be true, and to dispute the opinion of some members of the Corner is sometimes regarded as tantamount to a confession of ignorance. A further check with Dougherty revealed that other mares with at least as close ties to Fair Play have been bred to Roman without producing classic winners, and we are summoning the courage to defy, at a safe distance, the opinion of the Corner. We meekly ; suggest that as both Hasty Road and Queen Hopeful are trained by Harry Trotsek, the skill of that conditioner may have had some minor influence on Hasty ; ► Hasty Road Sets New Pattern First T. C. Win for Roman Get Trotseks Skill May Be Factor Roads ability to get the Preakness distance. We seem to recall that a few years ago the ability of a trainer to get distance from a horse whose pedigree suggested nothing but speed, set him as a man, apart. There arent too many who can do it. AAA The new brochure of the Breeders Sales Company has been out for some time, but a second glance through it was necessary to appreciate the wealth of information that it contains. It was edited and prepared by the companys general manager, William S. Evans, and the layouts and art are the handiwork of Allen Brewer. The booklet is appropriately dedicated to the memory of Thomas Carr Piatt, late president of the company. Evans could not let pass an opportunity to tie in the Kentucky Derby result in the booklet, although the race was run* after press time. Inside the front cover has been inserted a page telling that the horses who finished first, second, fourth and fifth had passed through the Keeneland sales ring in 1952. These were, of course, Determine, Hasty Road, Goyamo and Admiral Porter, and their respective sales prices were 2,000, 3,000, ,500 and ,100. AAA We feel certain that Evans will not object if we insert in such hallowed company the name of R. J. Mcllvains homebred, Hasseyampa, as the third horse, particularly in the light that but for downright bad racing luck this son of Alibhai might have changed the order of finish of both the Derby and Preakness, On the same insert Evans reminds that in the 1953 Derby, horses that passed through the Keeneland sales ring finished first, third and fourth in the Churchill Downs classic in Dark Star, Invigorator and Royal Bay Gem. One of the interesting features of the brochure is the list of 53 members of the company and the 157 thoroughbred breeders who are under contract to sell their produce through the co-operative. A complete copy of the contract also is offered, along with the conditions of the summer sales. AAA The two pages following are given over to a little more boasting, as shown by the leading breeders in the years 1949 to 1953. Entirely by coincidence the lists in all years were headed both in money won and races won by members, contract holders or regular consignors in the summer or fall sales. These are followed by lists of sales yearlings who earned places on top or close to it on John Campbells Experimental handicaps. A very fine salute is given to Oil Capitol as the worlds leading money winner among horses sold at public auction as yearlings. The son of Mahmoud— Never Again n. was sold for 5,000 and won 80,756 before entering stud under syndication at the Crown. Crest Farm of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reineman. AAA A. list of 60 Keeneland-sold horses who earned in excess of 00,000 is given, together with their selling prices. The 60 sold for 57,500 and earned ,932,795, Follows a ♦list of 1953 stake races with added values of 00,000, 5,000 and 0,-000 won by horses sold at Keeneland. Later in the booklet we find 117 stake races of 1953 won by such horses. The bragging continues when there are offered 15 stakes of 1953 in which such horses finished first and second, and if this was not enough, there are other features in the brochure before coming to the handy roster of 1953 summer sales yearlings with the names which were subsequently given to the youngsters. AAA Blades of Blue Grass: Mr, and Mrs, Fred L. King of Geneva, N. Y., were visitors while en route home from a visit to then-daughter in p. Oklahoma. At the farm of Dan W. Scott the Kings Third Degree mare, Torcher, has a colt by Revoked and is being sent to Mr. Trouble. Their Pot-Au-Feu mare, Rose B., will be mated with Greek Ship . . . Gus Owens, secretary of the Thoroughbred Club, tells us that work on the new club rooms of that organization in the Phoenix Hotel is progressing rapidly, but to date consists mostly of demolition and is going the wrong way for viewing. Owens is confident the work will be completed by summer sales time. He added that the library committee, under J, Samuel Perlman, publisher of the Daily Racing Form, has been quite active in securing books for the new quarters . . . Final foal to arrive this season at Jonabell Stables is a son pf Phalanx — Charity by Pharamond n., the property of Miss Greta Rogers, secretary at Jonabell . . . Mrs. James S. Jones left her Lexington home to join her husband at Detroit where he trains the horses of Joe Tomlinson and his own. The couple plan to take in a few days of racing at Woodbine Park, Toronto. i
