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Imported Grass Runners Check In at Washington WashingtonDAgostinos DAgostinos Garment Royal Legion Sequidon Arnica Arrive ArriveHOMEWOOD HOMEWOOD Hi May 1 Balmorals thoroughbred horse colony was bolstered early this week by four well regarded im ¬ ported grass runners belonging to South American horseman and sportsman Senor Juan DAgostino They checked in at Washington Park and will see action at the Balmoral meeting opening May 13 at the Homewood track trackTrainer Trainer Stefan Ballermi who serves as translator for countrymanDAgostino took his first look at Washington Parks grass course after supervising the bedding down of his quartet and liked what he saw sawIve Ive seen firsthand what they claim to be the finest grass courses in Argentina and weve raced over them But this one beats them all allBallerini Ballerini bedded down Royal Legion Clarmont Sequidon and Amical for DAgostino Amical is a fouryearold colt the others fiveyearold horses with loads of grass experience in Argentina According to Ballermi six other horses including Novita IT whom Ballerini terms the best we got and a real champion will be flown in from South America around May 8 and also will be quartered at Washington Park ParkNovita Novita IL is a fouryearold filly and she was rated atop the A Handicap in South America off her victories in some real important stakes Once she gets going Im sure shell make a lot of fans in Chi ¬ cago cagoQthers Qthers shipping in with Novita n May 8 are Ventolina Punzante Vaticinio and two twoyearolds all sctieduled to make their American racing debuts at Washing ¬ ton Park ParkDAgostino DAgostino is one of South Americas more prominent breeders and horsemen and has over 50 thoroughbreds on his farm in Argentina
