Evening star., 1945-05-12
Col. Winn's Decision
Automatically Sets
IPreakness June Is
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 12.-Col
Matt Winn, president of Churchill
Downs, today announced that the
war-delayed list running of the
Kentucky Derby would be held here
Saturday, June 9.
Earlier he had released a list o1
1855 of the countrys leading 3-year.
olds which had been nominated fol
the turf classic.
(Col. Winn's decision auto
matically set the date of the
Preakness at Pimlico for June
16, one week later. Earlier, the
Belmont Stakes, third of the
triple crown events, had been set
for June % at Belmont Park. 1t
will be the first time that the
triple crown will be decided on
successive Saturdays)
The historic Derby, which carrie:
with it wreath of roses, golc
trophy and $4,000 in added money
first was run in 1875. There has
been no interruption through foul
wars, but the Governments ban or
horse racing until the conflict in
Europe was over caused this years
running to be delayed. The original
date was May 5.
Largest List Since 1929.
The nomination list of 155 horses
is the largest since 1929, when 15S
were nominated and Clyde Van Du-
sen finished first. Last year there
were 148 nominated and Pensive
won. The list of nominations usually
is reduced to a starting field OF
about a dozen, but the ban on rae
ing caused inactivity and may make
this years race a Wide-open affair
More horses may run than usual.
Heading the nominees is John
Marsch's unbeaten Free For All,
winner of the Arlington and Wash
ington Park Futurities and $109,575
in five starts as a juvenile. Walter
Jeffords' Pavot, also unbeaten as a
2-year-old and considered Free For
Ais chief rival for honors this year,
was not named for the Derby. Pavot
is being groomed for the Preakness
and the Belmont Stakes, second
and third events in the "big three
of American turfdom.
William Zieglers Esteem holds a
tentative second place among the
Derby nominees and may prove to
be the Easts chief threat in the
Derby.
Warren Wright's Calumet Farm
in the Bluegrass seeks its third
Derby victory with Pot O. Luck and
Battle Fire. Wright and Trainer
Ben Jones won the l941 race with
Whirlaway and last years event
with Pensive. Jones also saddled
Lawrin, winner in 1888.
Greentree Nominates Dockstader.
Greentree Stables, having won
with Twenty Grand in 1881 and
Shut Out in 1912, seeks third vic
tory with Dockstader. Col. C. v.
Whitney has named Jeep, Burra
Peg, Gave Man and Red Pixie. His
father, the late Harry Payne Whit
ney, won the 1915 race with Regret
(only f1lly ever to win the Derby
and the 1927 contest with Whiske1y
Col. E. R. Bradley, only winner of
four Kentucky Derbies, is after a
fifth triumph with Burning Dream
and Bail Bond. His four winners
were Behave Yourself G92D, Bub-
bling Over 1925, Burgoo King
Q932) and Brokers Tip Q933). J.
K. Houssels has entered Bymeabond,
a highly regarded horse he pur-
chased recently from Col. Bradley.
Belair Stud-yictor in 1880 with
Gallant Fox, in 1885 with Omaha
and in 1888 with Johnstown-will
try again with Johnsport. Bobanet
Stable has named Bobanet; 1t.
Comdr. T. D. Buhl nominated Air
Sailor. Christiana Stable qualified
Alexis. c. C. Tanner named Best
Effort.
William Helis nominated the most
horses-seven, headed by Pericles
for which ne paid s66,0O0 at the
Lexington yearling sales. However,
the costly colt has been reported a
bit lame out East and may not run
in the Derby.