The Washington times., 1938-03-09
tO3 Nominated
For KentuCky
Classic
HOWARD ENTRY Al
Col. Bradley, Who Has
Had Four Winners,
ShunS Event

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Mafcn
U.N.S0.-One hundred and three
three-year-olds including the won
der-winner Stagehand, and vir-
tually all the leading Juvenile
horses Of 1887, today were nomi-
mated for the sixty-fourth running
Of the Kentucky Derby.
The entry list for Americas
outstanding turf classic, to be run
at Churchill Downs on Saturday,
May o, over a one and one-Quarter
mile distance was announced here
| by Col. Matt Winn, Churchill
president, along with winter book
prices.
For the first time in several
years, Col. e. r. Bradley, who has
had four derby winners since 1921,
failed to post an entry. He eX-
planned he did not nominate Q
candidate because he figured he
did not have one that stood .
chance.
STAGEHAND HELD AT II
Stagehand, Col. E. Maxwell
Howard's speedster which won
nearly $150,0O0 in purses in two
weeks, was the short priced horse
in this years classic at 4-to-1, 40
cording to the winter book figures.
The Howard horse became the
first 3-year-old ever to win the
Santa Anita Handicap last Satur-
day when he beat out Sea Biscuit
by q nose to take the $1O0 600
prize and send his Derby stock
soaring. Also victorious in the
Santa Anita Derby, Stagehand
stands as the first horse ever to
score a Santa Anita Derby -Hand1-
cap double.
Next in line to Stagehand in
the Derby winter book was the
Belair Studs Fighting Fox, at 8
to /. Following were Nedayr. ct
10 to /, and Dauber, Menow ana
Tiger. at IL to /. The longest
priced entry was genuine sport
against which the winter book
offers 1000 to /.
The Belair Stud led in the num-
ber of nominations with five,
while Mrs. E. v. Mars Milky way
Farms, Hal Price Headley and
Valdina Farm named four each.
THREE DERRY WINNERS
stagehand is by far the best
liked horse in the field Al this
stage. and his surge to the 'front.'
has been q grand triumph for his
trainer, Earl Sande, once the
country's foremost jockey.
Sande rode three Derby win
ners himself, Zev, Gallant Fox
and frying Ebony, and since be-
coming a trainer his chief ambl-
tioo is to saddle Derby victor.
Menow, Tiger and Nedayr are
others who will have to be
watched on the strength OF their
juvenile performances.
In six 1897 starts, Menow won
three races and was second twice.
winning $65, 1925. the most accu-
mulated last year by any juvenile.
He raced home ahead Of the field
in both the Champagne and Fu-
turity stakes at Belmont Park.
Tiger was victorious six times
and second once in nine starts,
winning the Washington Park
Futurity and running dead heat
in the Arlington Park Futurity at
Chicago, and Nedayr, also In nine
starts. was first three times,
second twice and third once.
1OO-TO.1 SHOTS
: Fighting Fox has won q lot OF
support because Of his showing In
taking the Grand Union Hotel
Stakes at Saratoga and crossing
the line in front in four other
1887 starts.
The only fillies nominated are
Belair studs Sanflame, Tall Trees
stables Last Message and Alvin
Untermyer's Torchlight. Thetr +
chances can be judged from the
fact that the first two are held
at 100 to / and the latter at 400
to /, and in the whole history OF
the race only one filly has won
Iit-Regret in 1915.
The three fillies, should they
finally reach the post, would be
called upon to carry 121 pounds
against 126 for the colts and
geldings.
derby EIigibIes on Page a.