Evening star., 1940-04-10
Fortune Has Dogged
Only Rival 10 Push
bradIey's Star
Game Leg Made Sound,
PeIIeteri Colt Hits
Fost Truinine Pace
(This is the first In a series
dealing tDith the leading Ken
tucky Derby candidates and out
standing 3-year old horses.)
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sport. Writer.


NEW YORK, April l0.-Bimelech
had his neck stretched just once in
his all-victorious run through the
2-year-olds last year.
And Andy X. was the fellow who
did it.
As a result, despite the overwhelm-
ing majority the poll shows for Col.
E. r. Bradley's biblically named
colt as mild shoo-in for the Ken
lucky Derby or any other stake.
there is very definite cheering Sec
ton for amblin' Andy, too.
This is because there still are
some who consider the sunny angle
of Dame Fortunes smile, all other
things being equal. And the good
dame most certainly was not smiling
on Andy last year.
Hoodoo Dogs Andy X.
True, he was beaten three times
by Bimmie. But on two of those
occasions Andys bad leg had him
running all over the track. And
the third time-in the Belmont
Futurity-the ground gave way
under him at the barrier, he went
to his knees, and came up with both
forelegs cut and bleeding.
The neck difference between them
came in the Hopeful! Stakes last
August. In that -furlong dash
Andy went about TX, so crooked
was his course. Yet, Col Bradley's
big boy just caught him at the finish,
No matter which side of the ar
gument you take. in these two you
have the pick of the 1910 3-year-
olds of their juvenile form.
Both have grown up and trained
we'll. Andy's leg was fired and now is
sound. The bitter winter slowed
down Bimmie's work some in Ken
lucky. Andy, on the other hand,
has looked all over the best of the
3-year-olds now prepping at Bel
mont Park.
Both are eligible for the Derby.
the Belmont, the Withers and flock
OF other stakes. And, while only
Bimelech already is on the Freak
ness list, you're told at Andy's sta
BILE that he'll be among the sup
Elementary entries to be filed this
month.
Both Have Great Pedigrees,
In breeding, these two grand colts
have everything racing man
could ask. Both came out of Ken
tucky's famed blue grass country.
Blnmie is the last son of Black
Toney, who sired one Derby WIN
ner brokers Tip, 1882 and is out
of La Troienne, daughter of the
great stallion Teddy. Andy's pa was
Jack High. first horse ever to turn
the mile in 1855 on the American
turf. His dam was Alice Foster.
who also was the fast Mr.. Khayyam's
mamma.
Both were bargains, as thorough
bred flesh goes. Col. Bradley picked
up Black Toney as a yearling for
81 500 and paid $1,000 for La Troi-
enne in England. Their last son.
Bimmie, picked up $135, 900 last year
IN his six victory trips to the post.
Col. Bradley, who leads them all
with four previous Derby winners,
says Bimmie is his best yet Andy
K. was put on the block in the Sal-
atoga sales two years ago. Tony
Pelleteri bid him in for $4,7O0. All
Andy did last year was collect Sac
800.
The names of both were the re-
suit Of friendships their owners
cherished. Bimelech was tagged
for a pal of Col. Bradley, who had
been nicknamed after the Philistine
King. Andy K. Block, grandson uf
Phil Block, was Andy ks god
father"