Evening star., 1945-06-08
Race Will Be Richest
with S86,875 Purse
Il All Go 10 Post
BY the Associated Press

! By the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 8-Six-
teen 3-year-olds, including one filly
and two geldings, today were listed
as probable starters In the list
Kentucky Derby at Churchill
Downs tomorrow.
When the entry box closed, the
names of all the expected nominees
were in. The only change from
yesterdays probable field was the
definite withdrawal of H. c. Hatch's
Fair Jester as continued rains
threatened to make the going heavy
for the first time since 1929.
If all face the starter at Sis pm.
Central war time tomorrow, it will be
the richest Derby in history with
gross value of $86,875, of which
the winner will receive a net of
$64,850.
There is possibility that one or
two will not start unless the track
is in better shape than it was today
after 36 hours of rain. E. r. Brad
ley's Burning Dream was one of the
question marks with the final deci-
sion to be made by the 85-year- -old
turfman himself. Kenilworth Lad
from Tom Graham's KenilWorth
Farm also may not start if the
racing strip is unusually heavy.
Hoop Jr. Is Favorite.
Hoop, Jr., backed by his Sensa-
tional lis mile workout of Wednes-
day, was made the 5-to-2 favorite
by the track Handicapped. Jeep and
Pot O Luck were quoted at to l
each, Darby Dieppe at 6-1 Fighting
Step, Burning Dream and Air Sailor
at 10-1; Alexis at 12-1, and Sea
Swallow and Bymeabond at ISL.
The others were rated distinct out
siders.
The undermining Darby Dieppe
from the stable of Mrs w. G.. Lewis
of Evarts, KY, was the first horse
entered.
AS Trainer Charlie Gentry entered
the Blue Grass Stakes winner, some
body moved that the entries be
closed in view of Darby Dieppe's s
love for heavy going.
That's all right by me" the
trainer said
But not by me-" retorted Trainer
Ivan Parke as he dropped in the
name of F. w. Hooper's Hoop Jr.
The same goes for me-" chimed
in Lex Wilson as he named 1t.
Comdr. T. D. Bulbs Air Sailor.
Hoop Jr.. which turned in the best
workout of the week, moves UP in
heavy going, Parke said, but Il don't
want the sticky kind"
Another who likes mud, Tiger
Rebel, was the fourth entry.
Misweet Keen in Mud.
Its wonderful" said Leo ODon-
nell as he entered Arthur Roses
Misweet, the first filly to try for the
rich prize since 1886. Il just worked
her three -eighths in 36 seconds and
she fairly ate the mud"
Charlie Casey made it No. 6 with
c. S. Howard's Sea Swallow. a son
of Seabiscuit. and Jay Lewis fol-
lowed with Foreign Agent, a rank
outsider from Jimmy Drinks Look
out Stock Farm.
After working out Alexis 8 fur
longs in 36 seconds, Jack Healey
said he would go, rain or shine, with
the son of Heliopolis from Henry
Lunger's Christiana Farm. Wayne
Stuck also said he liked the prob
able going as he boosted the field
with J. K. Houssels' Bymeabond.
Charley Norman quickly followed
with the entry of the Murlogg
Farms Fighting Step, second to
Darby Dieppe in the Blue Grass.
The first definite withdrawal was
H. c. Hatch's Canadian-owned Fair
Jester.
Watson Rides KeniIwOrth Lad,
With Fair Jester out, Bobby Wat
son was listed as the rider for Kenil-
worth Lad as Trainer Phil Rose en-
tered the Lad and Bert G. from Tom
Graham farm.
Lydell Huff had Jeep's mud-run-
ming shoes in his pocket when he
entered Col. C. V. Whitney's highly
regarded son of Mahmoud to boost
the field to 13.
Jimmy Smith followed with z. r
Bradley's Burning Dream, although
the Dream never has run in the
mud.
Harold Ward, agent for Warren
Wright's Calumet Farm, entered Pot
OIuck and brought word from
Trainer Ben Jones that I'VE don't
know whether he can run in the
mud but we're going regardless"
The probable field was completed
with the entry of Andrew Wright's
Jacobe.
Filly Gets No. l Position.
In the draw for post positions,
Arthur Roses Misweet, only f1lly in
the race, drew No. /, with c. S.
Howard's Sea Swallow in the No. 2
stall. The favored third and fourth
stalls were drawn by Col. c. V. Whit
ney's Jeep and the Jimmy Drinks
Foreign Agent, respectively.
Hoop Jr. landed on the outside in
No. IL.
Other post positions outside of the
first four spots in order were: Air
Sailor, Burning Dream, Pot O,Luck,
Tiger Rebel, Darby Dieppe, Bymea-
bond, Alexis, Hoop Jr., Fighting
Step, Bert G., Jacobe and Kenil-
worth Lad.
r.-IIAI