Evening star., 1932-05-09
Bugoo King Will Defend Racing Cro1vn
DERBY ACE CHOICE
IN THE PREAKNESS
Col. BradIey's Colt Again to
Meet Eastern Cracks at
PimIico Saturday.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

ASSoCldLeo f1eSS SpOIIs bolJOr
n IEW YORK, May 9.-Monarch
M of the 3-year-olds today,
4 Y Burgoo King will lose no
time defending the thor
oughbred crown, won in a sensa-
tional victory in the Kentucky
Derby.
The newest champion Of the famous
racing establishment of Col. Edward
Riley Bradley Ct Lexington, KY, prob
ably will 60 to the post this Saturday
in the rich Preakness at Pimlico, Nd,
against most Of the Eastern colts beaten
50 soundly Saturday by the son OF Bub-
bling Over.
Thus the tide Of the 3-year-old battle
Is reversed, with a Western champion
coming East to seek further conquests.
where in the past two years Gallant Fox
and Twenty Grand moved VIGOROUSLY
from East to West and back again.
Two Records Smashed.
Two records were smashed and a
third equaled by Burgoo Kings triumph
in the eighth running of the Derby.
which carried q gross value of S62,87
and added s52,350 to the Bradley cof-
fers.
It marked Col. Bradley's third VIC
tory, thereby breaking the deadlock he
shared with three other owners. Like
wise it gave his trainer, H. J. (Dick)
Thompson the distinction of saddling q
third winner, for another record. Brad
ley entries ran one-two in 1921 with
Behave Yourself Black Servant and
again in 1926 with Bubbling Over
Bagenbaggage.
The father son" achievement Of Bub-
bling Over and his chestnut offspring,
Burgoo King, duplicated the record of
Halma, 1895 Derby winner, and sire of
Alan-a-Dale, victor in 1902.
Having proved the best Of the lot at
Churchill Downs, Burgoo King will 60
to the post a favorite in the Preakness,
but it may prove another wide-open
race.
The five Eastern colts that trailed the
Bradley star in order-Economic, Step
enfetchit, Brandon Mint, Over Time and
Tick On-may benefit from better
racing luck or the shorter distance, one
mile and three -sixteenths. Tick On,
the Derby faporite, may rid himself of
the bad behavior that ruined his
chances at the barrier Saturday.
Earl Sande. the popular New York
rider, who piloted Over Time In vain
attempt to capture his fourth Derby,
WIN be up on Mad Pursuit in the
Preakness.
MY horse Just didn't have the speed
to get up there" said Sande, but still
have hopes Of gaining that fourth VIC
tory In the Derby and the record for
riders. I've made lis pounds all right
this Spring and plan to keep right
on riding.
Considering the size of the field and
the long delay at the post, this Derby
was remarkably well run, even though
1t Is true Tick On and Stepenfetchit
got some bad breaks.
Tick On Licked ut Start.
Tick On was licked on the getaway.
After using up a lot of energy break
ing through the barrier, Tick On Jump
ed high, sprawled and then was bumped
at the start. Then, on the back stretch.
In close quarters, was knocked a bit OF
stride. Otherwise Stepenfetchit might
have beaten Economic for the place,
but there was no horse good enough
to catch Burgoo King.
For a lightning track, the winners
time Of 2:o5Ks, with q five-length mar
gin at the finish, does not indicate
much class in the field"
Burgoo King paid the good price of
sl3.24 for each 50 mutuel ticket, going
to the post at odds OF slightly better
than 5R to to win. Tick On was
the 9-to-5 fayorite.
The betting was the smallest in many
years. only $277,o0o passing through
the machines on the feature race, as
compared with $4s5,o00 last year.