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Bold Ruler Extends Win Streak to Three in Row RowUnbeatenWheatleyJuvenileUnder UnbeatenWheatleyJuvenileUnder Snug Hold as He Defeats Encore EncoreBy By BOB HORWOOD HORWOODJAMAICA JAMAICA N Y May 2 Made to feel the sting of Ted Atkinsons whip more than once in the upper stretch Wheatley Sta ¬ bles Bold Ruler responded willingly in the final furlong of todays fortyfourth run ¬ ning of the 17500 Youthful Stakes going on to win by three and onehalf lengths over Mrs Charles Costanzos Red Cadet The son of Nasrullah from the hardhitting Miss Disco who was keeping his record clean with three triumphs in as many manyContinued Continued on Page Forty Bold Ruler Extends Win Streak to Three in Row RowUnbeatenWheatleyJuvenileUnder UnbeatenWheatleyJuvenileUnder Snug Hold as He Defeats Encore Continued from Page One Onestarts starts was under a snug hold through the final sixteenth Brookmeade Stables En ¬ core axstrong second choice to the winner finished a length and onehalf farther back in third place but was off ninth in the field of 10 and ran into difficulty when starting his bid turning for home The race was hardly a true measure of his ability though it seems unlikely that anything could have seriously troubled Bold Ruler Wheatleys Supernatural finished three and onehalf lengths farther back in fourth place placeHeavily Heavily supported by the crowd of 20804 Bold Ruler and Supernatural paid 400 while the winner was clocked in a credit ¬ able 59 for the five furlongs on a track that has been dead all week and is nearing the rigor mortis stage Mrs Henry Car ¬ negie Phipps mistress of Wheatley Stable and breeder of both Bold Ruler and Super ¬ natural who outworks the winner netted 12075 as the winners share plus 750 fourth money and a trophy presented by Gerard S Smith invited steward represent ¬ ing The Jockey Club ClubAfter After the race Atkinson said that Bold Ruler still seems to be a little green but added Hes learning a little more each time he runs The colt didnt appear to know quite what was being asked of him when urged to pass Red Cadet above the eighth pole but once he got the idea from the whip he went on about his business with the authority of a good colt In past years Man o War Summer Tan and Na ¬ tive Dancer have to coin a phrase used the Youthful as the springboard to their stakes careers careersJimmy Jimmy Nichols got Supernatural away winging from his inside stall at the start of the Youthful with Red Cadet in close pursuit followed by Jolly Jack while Bold Ruler who was away sixth quickly moved up on the outside At the same time En ¬ core ridden by Willie Hartack had only Prince Killer behind him leaving the gate and was in front of only Gavel and Prince Killer at the end of a quarter Hartack then got the Brookmeade colt who had won three of his four starts including the Gulfstream Park Juvenile Stakes into high gear and he surged into fifth place ap ¬ proaching the three furlong pole poleMeanwhile Meanwhile Red Cadet took command j nearing the final bend with Bold Ruler moving to him on the outside while Jolly Jack was a close third followed by Supernatural who was tiring on the rail Encore was making a strong move to get into convention but as one observer re ¬ marked Hartack blew his horn and no one moved over with the result that he was blocked momentarily by Jolly Jack turning for home homeRed Red Cadet continued to lead into the stretch holding on gamely under Jimmy Combests urging but when Atkinson roused Bold Ruler sharply he made short work of the chestnut colt and went on to win easily Red Cadet continued willingly to the end while Encore closed well once he was clear but actually lost a little ground to the winner in the final furlong
