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I 4 Blood Says Silver Spoon Can Triumph Citation-Silver Fog Color Horse Will Seek to Emulate Regret Who Took 1915 Derby The feminine lead in an otherwise all-male cast, C. V. Whitneys Silver Spoon is the "color" horse of this years Kentucky Derby. By the Derby-winning Citation. racings first millionaire horse, who went on to win the Triple Crown of 1948, out of the near stakes class matron, Silver Fog, by the Epsom Derby winner, Mahmoud. Silver Spoon possesses a pedigree compatible in performance and tradition with success in any classic, but particularly the Kentucky Derby. Produced The Searcher Not only did her sire win this race, but his sire, Bull Lea, sired two other Derby winners in Iron Liege and Hill Gail, and last year sired the dam, Two Lea, of the winner Tim Tarn. But to speak of tradition. As every turf fan and his dog knows by now, only one filly has ever won the Derby. This was Regret back in 1915. Not only was Regret owned by Harry Payne Whitney, father of Silver Spoons owner, but they both belong to the same distaff family, an American r— family of comparatively obscure origin, but. nevertheless, responsible for m~ny famous runners. Silver Fog, a winner at two, three and four, has produced several good winners, including the stakes winner, The Searcher. She is a half sister to Dinner Gong, a stakes winner of 67,640, once co-holder of the worlds 7 furlongs standard, and to Little Saint, dam of the S:lima winner Small Favor and the stakes winner Born Mighty. The next dam, Frilette. won the Beldame and produced Cravat, winner of the 2-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Brooklyn and Yankee Handicaps, and the brilliant stakes-winning filly. Jabot, dam of Counterpoint, a former Horse of the Year and winner of 84,575. If Silver Spoon becomes "the second j filly," no one can say she didnt have the I pedigree for it. There are no excuses to be I made for her top or bottom. She is also inbred in fourth generation to Gainsbor-i ough, the mighty English Triple Crown winner who sired Hyperion.
