Federal Hill Annexes Derby Trial; Celestino R. Handy Odds-on Winner: Defeats Gen. Duke In Downs Mile Run; Lussky Homebred Triumphs Handily by Two and One-Half Lengths; Better Bee Third, Daily Racing Form, 1957-05-01

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CLIFFORD LUSSKY The Louisville Louisvilleowners owners Federal Hill upset calculations calculationswhen when he won yesterdays Derby Trial at atChurchill Churchill Downs Federal Hill Annexes Derby Trial Li Celestino R Handy Oddson Winner Defeats Gen Duke In Downs Mile Run RunLussky Lussky Homebred Triumphs Handily by Two and OneHalf Lengths Better Bee Third ThirdBy By CHARLES HATTOX CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky April 30 Tha home town boy Federal Hill boosted his stock for Saturdays Run for the Roses before an audience of 16500 this afternoon when he dashed into the lead at the start and won a handy victory in the mile of the 15900 Derby Trial Stakes Jockey WillieCarstens brought the Lussky colt to the stand two and a half lengths in front of Calumets oddson Gen Duke who finished a neck in front of William Millers Better Bee m a skirmish for the place honors Indian Creek was lapped on Better Bee in fourth place in a small but highly select field of six The worth of Federal Hill s performance this afternoon was em ¬ phasized by the fact he sliared topweight ° impounds with Gen Duke indeed car ried the highest weight of any Trial win ¬ ner and after skipping the mile in 136 Harris 10500 Net Purse PurseFederal Federal Hills consummate score was worth a gross purse of 10650 with Lus ¬ sky s net one of 10500 and a trophy pre ¬ sented by Mayor Andrew Broaddus of Der bytown Those who backed the Louisville ° lt rfwarded at ie rate of 640 for fn w 2 in the tote There was win and place betting only of course If it is anv solace to the Calumet entrysbackers six horses to have finished second in the Trial apiute me Jjeroy itself while itselfwhile iM only half that number of winners this precursor to the first of the Triple Crown events brought off the double This success of Federal ails his third in nine nineonf onf includhle an important one in inPrrTnCS the Louisiana Derby can only be heartening to owner Lussky who recently c uy uyuT underwent surgery HB he was debited with defeat in inthe uT uTHB the Trial Gen Duke lost few if any sup Continued supContinued on Page Fortyfour Federal Hill Whips Gen Duke In Derby Trial of Churchill Lussky Homebred in Handy Two and OneHalf Lengths Triumph Better Bee Third ThirdContinued Continued from Page One Oneporters porters fol he was last going up the back stretch and while Hartack flicked hin with the whip in the drive leaving th eighth pole he did not tear into the son of Bull Lea LeaThe The fractions of this Trial were 422 46 111 and 136 a smart performance considering the facility with which Federal Hill finished then gallgped on out the Derby route The going was thoroughly dried under the influence of a shimmering summerlike sun The stakes and track rec ¬ ord in the Trial is Hasty Roads 135 in 1954 Situation Well in Hand HandFederal Federal Hill always appeared to have the situation well in hand as the Trial was run even when Man Up Stairs went head and head with him out of the chute and down the backstretch to a point about the far turn when lie began to beat a steady re ¬ treat winding up last Iron Liege also was well placed moving along just outside the first two and about two lengths back to the end of the far lane where he began to recede All this time Gen Duke was in last place moving along unhurriedly unhurriedlyOn On the turn into the stretch Federal Hill opened up three as Hartack began working his way forward on the inside with Gen Duke Entering the stretch he came outside Better Bee and Indian Creek to lodge his bid Better Bee and Indian Creek were locked in a furious skirmish for the lesser awards when the General came to them A touch of the whip was all the Calumet colt needed to assure the second award of 3000 He is a generous colt who races without blinkers His performance was one suggesting that he will give a good account of himself Derby Day i Jed for the Derby Trial on yesterdays Churthilf Downs program


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