Ratheram Registers Popular Score: W. M. Cooks Third Winner at Downs; Leads Colleoni by Two and One-Half Lengths to Give Fruehauf Stable Double, Daily Racing Form, 1956-05-03

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Ratheram Registers Popular Score W M Cooks Third Winner at Downs DownsLeads Leads Colieoni by Two and OneHalf Lengths to Give Fruehauf Stable Double DoubleCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 2 Harvey C Fruehauf s Ratheram homebred threeyearold Windsor Slipper sired colt gave jockey William McKinley Cook his third winning trip of the after ¬ noon b yearning a popular victory in the Mountain Laurel Purse Ratheram also marked up a double for the Fruehauf stable and trainer Adelard Lamoureux Second Agent having scored for the es ¬ tablishment in the third Tace Ratheram reached the finish of the mile and one sixteenth feature with two and onehalf lengths to spare over Dr H H Mundys Colieoni the early pacemaker who beat H K Goodpasters Filly Of Mine by a head margin for place honors honorsRatheram Ratheram a Kentucky Derby and Preakness hopeful beat his five older rivals with ease splashing over the sloppy track in 148 The crowd of more than 10000 on hand this cloudy and cool afternoon sent Ratheram to the post favored at 8 to 5 5Colieoni Colieoni Sets Rapid Pace PaceColieoni Colieoni fashioned a quick pace during ther un to the stretch while Cook kept Ratheram well back and under a snug hold Approaching the final turn Ratheram was permitted to take command then draw out to win with something left Colieoni held on courageously after bowing to Rath ¬ eram and withstood a game but futile challenge from Filly oMine Sam E Wilson Jrs King Shannon was along for fourth slightly more than four and onehalf lengths behind the flying victor victorWalmac Walmac Farms The Warrior a home ¬ bred Ardansired colt ridden by Johnny Heckmann trimmed seven other three yearolds in the six furlongs Ten Broeck Purse The warrior took command after entering che stretch and drew clear under mild urging to earn a three lengths dsci sion Baylor O Hickmans Royal Jester finished second more than four lengths in advance of E W Fergusons Impressed J J Gavin Jrs Trico was a tiring fourth fourthThe The Warrior raced the threequarters mile through the sloppy going in a com ¬ mendable 112 He paid 1760 straight Jockey straightJockey W M Cook came up with a double early in the matinee He hustled Thomas Nolans Gentle Step home first in the six furlongs initial offering and scored with Harvey Fruehaufs Second Agent in the threequarters mile third event


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