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Monks Hood iii Good Shape For Will Rogers Stakes HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, Calif., , May 12. — Owner Earl Stice and trainer Bill II Alvarado said that Monks Hood, who 0 missed the Kentucky Derby because of a a shoulder injury, now appears to be back k in good shape and should be ready for the e Will Rogers Stakes at one mile on Memo- - i rial Day. Stice said that Monks Hood, who was defeated only a head by Finnegan in the f California Derby while beating Royal Orbit 1 I a head, injured himself in his first training 5 move, after arriving at Churchill Downs. 5- The colt came out of the gate in a jam and d almost hit the fence, wrenching his shoulder. - _ He was shipped to Hollywood Park two ° days before the Derby and given a brief 11 | rest which seems to be all he needed for the e •light injury.
