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l English-Trained Lucero I Wins 2,000 Irish Guineas i t Closes Strongly Under Mercer I To Earn Nod in Camera Finish j Special to Daily Racing Form j THE CURRAGH, County Kildare, Ireland, May 9 CReuters.— "Manny" Mercer .brought the lone English-trained challenger Lucero with a strong late spurt to win the Irish 2,000 Guineas, mile turf I : classic, in a camera finish here today. I Lucero, a 5 to 1 chance, gained the judges verdict by a neck over 7 to 1 shot Black Patch, who was ridden by Paddy Powell Jr. No News, 100-to-7 outsider with Phil Canty in the saddle, finished third in a field of 13 starters. ** Ann More OFerrairs Milesian, favorite at 5 to 2, was among the early leaders but j the colt could not improve when the pace . was speeded up inside the final furlong, j Alberta Ranches classu aspirant Calgary Court gave ace Australian jockey Rae Johnstone a disappointing ride, finishing j in the ruck. Lucero, a brown colt by Solqnaway from ■ the Fair Trial mare Cuguan, completed a • notable double for Newmarket trainer , Harry Wragg, who won the Chester Cup, . todays main English event, with the Begum Aga Khans six-year-old Golovine. The California experience of Wraggs young rider, Peter Robinson, seems to be paying off for he rode a storming finish j on Golovine, 9 to 2 favorite, to snatch the i lead 20 yards out and win by a neck from ,9 to 1 chance Ragd. Purple Sand, second choice at 6 to 1, was third of the 18 that went postward. It was one of the most j terrific, finishes to the historic 18 furlongs, , 77-yard event since its inception in 1824.
