Jockey Ken Robertson Rides Double Winners: Scores With Dainty Reward and Flying Even at Fort Miami Track, Daily Racing Form, 1956-05-01

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Jockey Ken Robertson Rides Double Winners WinnersScores Scores With Dainfy Reward and Flying Even at Fort Miami Track TrackBy By T J MULLIGAN MULLIGANFORT FORT MIAMI Maumee Ohio April 30 Jockey Kenny Robertson the veteran saddlesmith was the first rider at the cur ¬ rent meeting to ride both ends of the Daily Double accomplishing the feat here this afternoon He guided Dainty Reward to the charmed circle in the opener and Flying Even in the second for a 4640 combina ¬ tion return The track was muddy muddyDainty Dainty Reward was overlooked and re ¬ warded the scattered supporters in the crowd with a 2220 straight mutuel The daughter of Eternal Reward eked out a head verdict over Slam Slam who raced with him stride for stride through the stretch with the camera deciding in favor of Dainty Reward Joe Buck was two lengths in arrears of Slam Slam SlamFlying Flying Even galloped to a nine and one half lengths win the second with jockey Robertson looking back all through the home lane Flying Even paid 880 This also was a double saddling for Bob Guci ardo as he tightened the girth on the win ¬ ners of the first two races racesSir Sir Tacaro making his second appear ¬ ance at this course accounted for the third event when he won easily by four and one half lengths The son of Rustom Sirdar sported the old gold and blue colors of Louis Ugolo and returned 1200 620 and 400 across the board boardSprint Sprint races dominate the eightrace program for Tuesday with the first six races on the card being listed for the speedsters while the final pair of races which are slated to be decided at one mile and seventy yards will give the distance performers an opportunity to prove their stamina staminaThe The seventh race which will serve as the chief offering will bring together seven capable performers including Mrs Phyllis McFarlands Lady Amo A Hofmanns Maids Light Mrs M Braunsteins Just Mamie Louis Ugolos Wecan Win F Gu ciardos Spring Dash M DuPuys Speedie Bos and Mrs M M Palms Secret Impulse ImpulseSpring Spring Dash registered an easy victory here last Friday under the hustling tactics of the veteran jockey Kenney Robertson winning by fourlengths over Fair Fight and Big Hoop who was installed as the evenmoney choice that afternoon T he track was termed slow on that occasion and a similar racing strip may prevail for tomorrow afternoons main attraction attractionMaids Maids Light won a hardearned decision over ConnieJo at this oval last Wednes ¬ day over a fast track However the son of Sweeping Light will travel the same dis ¬ tance tomorrow as he did in his winning essay and should not have too much dif ¬ ficulty handling the off track which will jbe the order of the day for tomorrows races Speedie Bos graced the charmed circle earlier in the meeting over a muddy track and should go well against his rivals in tomorrows feature M DuPuy the former crack rider1 who owns and trains this tho rougbred has him as fit as hands can make him and a sterling performance is anticipated


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