The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-24
|BARONI, OWNER
 AND TRAINER, TO RUN STAR AGAIN
Winner of $lO6,4OO Cost $3,SOO Less Than Two
 Years Ago
BY RONALD WAG0NER United Press Stan COrrespOndent)


 Limited Press StafR Correspondent)
 Arcadia, Calf, Feb. 24-(UPo-| Albert Anthony Baroni, nick named "The Duke of Reno, held prominent niche in horse racing history today as the owner-trainer of Top Row, winner of, Saturdays Si00,0O0 added Santa Anita handi- cap.
 The former Reno, real estate op- orator, who turned his energies to horse racing when doctors said he had to get away from musty offices, almost burst into tears when his little giant-killer chugged home Q winner by half length over Time Supply.
 Real Wager
 4aroniS confidence In the former selling platter was so great, 1t was said, that he went out Saturday morning and bet $S,6o0 on his horse.
 In his words, he went the limit" to win the race. Racing followers estimated Haroni passed up ct least 5000 in possible winnings since Top Row captured the opening days feature, at Santa Anita, to condi- ton his horse for the Rice purse. Top Row worked almost daily but was not entered in Q race as Bar oni prepared him for the handicap. Freckle-faced Wayne Wright of Idaho, ace of American jockeys, was imported from Florida to ride Top Row in the handicap. The cherubic- faced lad repaid the confidence with what was hailed as Q perfect ride. It brought him 0 $i,760 jockeys prize and 0 $i0,000 cut In the purse from Haroni.
 Some Bargain!
 Top Rows victory boosted his to- tal earnings since he was claimed for $3,600 ct Narragansett on Oc- tober i2, 1884, to $20o,076. The race was worth Sl04,600 plus 0 $7,600 trainers prize which also went to Baroni for preparing his own horse.
 Mrs. Y. A. CNrreaud's Time sup- ply received $l0,000 for Second while tho Foxcatcher Farm earned 96,- GOO for Rosemont's third. E. M. AL gers A2ucar, winner of the first Santa Anita Handicap last year, came In fourth to give the owner $2,600.
 Top Row started well but allowed himself to be passed In the first quarter and was 18th as, tho hroses swept past the grandstand; Wright was content to remain back of the leaders during the first half mile while Hal Headley's Pre-eminent and Mrs. silas B. Mason's He Did Alternated ct the front.
 N, Fast Finish!
 Passing the half-niile marker, Top Row made his first move forward, weaving through the eighth position As they reared the last turn into the stretch. A brilliant burst of speed carried Top Row wide around the leaders, into first position for the last drive.
 It was then that Top Row lug ged for the rail and cut across the path of Time Supply, which was forced to cut in on Rosemont. With whips flying, ell the horses drove across the finish line. Top Row was half Q length ahead of Time Supply, which Tod Rossmont by the same margin. Rosemont was the same dis- tance in front of Azucar--and Dis- covery was in seventh position, about seven lengths behind the win- ner.
 No Soap
 Jockey Tommy Luther, rider of Time Supply, and Maurice Peters, who rode Rosemont, both claimed fouls but the stewards quickly de- clared the results official.
 Discovery, considered the nations leading thoroughbred, never was better than seventh.
 Top Row suffered Q slight ankle wound in the rough skirmish dur ing the stretch duel but Baroni said 1t was superficial and that he might even race the tiny thoroughbred in the Si0,000 added San Juan Capis- trano handicap next Saturday.