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Name Races for Ten Greatest Race Mares MaresDelaware Delaware Meeting to Feature Distaff Big Three Again AgainWILMINGTON WILMINGTON Del May 3 The female of the thoroughbred horse species which is signally honored at Delaware Park by the unprecedented quartermillion dollar Dis ¬ taff Big Three will receive additional ac ¬ colades during the 32day meeting openini oh May 29 In this period the 10 greatest American race mares as ranked by the American trainers Association for Dela ¬ ware Park will be accorded particular dis ¬ tinction by featured events named in their honor The ranking of Americas greatest race mares follows follows1st 1st Gallorette 1942 E A Christmas 2nd Twilight Tear 1941 B A Jones 3rd Regret 1912 J Rowe Rowe4th 4th Top Flight 1929 T J Healey Healey5th 5th Miss Woodford 1880 J Rowe Rowe6th 6th Busher 1942 Graceton Philpot Philpot7th 7th Beldame1901 Fred Burlew Burlew8th 8th Prides Dreen 1921 S M Henderson 9th Bewitch 1945 H A Jones Jones10th 10th Imp 1894 C E Brpssman BrpssmanThe The permanent ranking above was es ¬ tablished in 1955 by members of the Ameri ¬ can Trainers Association functioning as a jury Painstaking consideration was given to many fillies and mares of a na ¬ tionwide basis to keep alive the interest thus aroused in the distaff thoroughbred horse Delaware Park annually will re ¬ assess the ranking by asking the same jury the following two questions 1 Who is the outstanding filly or mare of the year regardless of age 2 Is that filly or mare worthy of inclu ¬ sion among the top 10 so carefully arrived at by your vote voteThe The ranking has remained unchanged although the 1955 season produced such topnotch mares as Misty Morn and Parlo who were voted the best of their sex that season Last year Blue Sparkler wa ac ¬ corded top honors The 1956 vote against changing the ranking on the basis of 1955 performances was 98 to 26 The 1957 vote against changing the ranking on the basis of 1956 performances was 108 to 2
