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Ten Major Delaware Stakes Close Tonight TonightDistaff Distaff Big ThreeOaks New Castle Handicap Head Rich List ListWILMINGTON WILMINGTON Del April 30 Midnight Wednesday is the deadline for nomina ¬ tions to 10 of the major stakes being run at Delaware Park during the 32day race meeting which opens May 29 29Heading Heading the rich events with the May 1 closing are of course the quartermillion dollar Distaff Big Three comprising the Oaks New Castle and 150000 Delaware Handicap biggest jackpot anywhere for fillies and mares maresThese These three stakes to be run on the final three Saturdays of the meeting June 15 22 and 29 drew a total of 101 nomina ¬ tions via the special January triple entry blank to which more will be added before the regular or individual closing time The 50000 Oaks including 35000 added is exclusively for three year old fillies at a mile and a furlong The New Castle estimated gross 40000 with 25000 added is a mile and a sixteenth test while the climactic Delaware Handicap with at least 110000 added or more under cer ¬ tain circumstances of its unique retro ¬ active nominatorbreeder awards clause is at the classic mile and a quarter route routeOther Other stakes closing May 1 with run ¬ ning dates and added monies May 29 Wilmington Handicap 10000 added three year olds and upward six furlongs furlongsMay May 30 Brandy wine Turf Handicap 20000 threeyearolds and upward mile and a sixteenth turf course June 1 Kent 25000 threeyearolds mile and a sixteenth sixteenthJune June 5 Polly Drummond 10000 two yearold fillies five furlongs furlongsJune June 8 Leonard Richards estimated gross 50000 35000 three year olds mile and a furlong furlongJune June 12 Christiana 10000 twoyear old colts and geldings five furlongs furlongsJune June 22 Dover 10000 twoyearolds five and a half furlongs run the same day as the New Castle The 25000added Sussex Turf Handi ¬ cap for threeyearolds and upward at a mile and three furlongs on the grass to be run closing day July 4 closes June 24 24Three Three 10000 added steeplechase fea ¬ tures the Tom Roby Georgetown and Indian River close two days before their running The Spring Maiden has already closed
