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Apprentice Billy Phelps Joins ThistleDown Colony THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 29. Apprentice Billy Phelps added this name to the list of "bug" riders active here when he checked in Wednesday from Arlington Park. Licenses have been issued to nearly 30 apprentice riders at this meeting, which is a representative figure. . Phelps came here to join the public Ibtable of seven horses that Joe Marinelli mand conditioning. The latter has leased Kphelps contract from Jimmy S. Jones, Fwho has the Mrs. Joe Tomlinson horses land charges for others at the Arlington Heights," HI., course. From Erlanger, Ky., and 17 years old, Phelps rode his first winner June 1, 1954, at Michigan Racing Association in Detroit. While he hasnt taken down any big prizes, Phelps guided Charles A. to win the Derby Consolation Purse, which preceded the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park this winter. Marinelli has assigned the lad to handle War Secretary in the first race tomorrow, Incidentally, Marinelli has some saddle background, having piloted Alsab to his first stake victory when the 00 yearling bargain won the Dinner Purse at Keene-land as a two-year-old.
