Evening star., 1953-06-07
Cerise Reine, 11-N
In Betting, Fourth
In FiIIies' Derby
BY the Asseeioted Press


Queen, q dark bay beauty owned
by Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker of
Dallas, sailed down the long
stretch at Belmont Park today
to beat eight other 3-year- old
f1llies in the $63,600 Coaching
Club American Oaks.
The margin, in a photo finish,
was only q nose over the Belair
Studs 25-to-1 shot, Sabette, in
the most important race for
sophomore misses in this coun-
try. But that nose meant the
difference between the winners
share of $45, 800 and the $4,000
which went to the second horse.
The odds-on faVorite, Mrs.
Ada L. Rice's Cerise Refine, fin
ished fourth as third money
went to c. v. Whitney's Ming
Yellow.
Guerin Rides Winner.
Jockey Eric Guerin, the booter
from Louisiana who hopes to
bring Native Dancer home on
top next Saturday in the
100000 Belmont Stakes, was
aboard Grecian Queen.
Guerin had won the Coaching
Club Oaks, often called the
Fillies' Derby, with Alfred Van
derbilt's Next Move in 1850 when
the stakes record Of 2:15 AS was
set. Grecian Queen, second
choice in the betting, was
clocked over the tough mile and
three e-eighths in 2:18 3/5 on a
fast track.
The crowd Of 35,O05, swelter-
ing in almost 90-degree weather,
bet heavily on Cereise RENE be-
cause she won the Delaware
Oaks last Saturday by IL lengths
over a sloppy track. She went
OF today at IS cents on the
dollar.
Those who put their money on
Grecian Queen, a daughter of
HeliopoliS Qbania, got back
$10.40. $3.50 and $3.50. Sabette,
ridden by Jess Higley, paid $17.6O
and $11.80. while Ming Yellow
returned $500.
FavOrite Goes to Front.
Mac Bea, one of two King
Ranch horses in the race, led in
the early part and CeriSe Refine
was running second with Grecian
Queen third. Cerise Refine took
the lead going to the far turn
and Grecian Queen and Script,
other half of the King Ranch
entry, moved up alongside to
make their challenge.
Grecian Queen showed her nose
In front three-eighthS of mile
from the finish and just man.
aged to hold off the surprising
Sabette in the final strides. Ming
Yellow was 21a lengths behind
Sabette and Cerise RENE was
; lengths behind Ming Yellow.
Script finished fifth, followed
by Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs Arista,
Mac Bea, Cain Hoy Stables
Wings O'Morn and Greentree
Stables Blue Green.
I'VE get along well together"
Guerin said. 1--WE ridden Gre
clan Queen six times and she's
got home six times. I thought
We were home at the head of
the stretch. She tired a little
at the end, but had that little
something left when Sabette
challenged"
Jamie X. NOSed Out.
Grecian Queen now has won
four of six races this year, in
cluding the Prioress Stakes at
Jamaica. Last year she won the
Schuylerville, Astarita, DeMoi-
selle and the first edition of the
Marguerite Stakes at Pimlico. |
Her victory today increased her
total earnings to $153,4 ATS.
AA4C OP1AA4 11111 TdIAI ) OdII1le
K, second to Native Dancer in
the PreaknesS, was beaten by
a nose by the Brookmeade Sta
ble'S Safety in the Reginald w. |
Rives Handicap preceding the
Coaching Club Oaks.
Jamie K, ridden by Eddie |
Arcaro, is expected to be the
chief challenger of Native Dancer
in the Belmont Stakes next
week. He ran last in the early
running against six older op-
ponents today as Belair Studs
Hyphasis set the early pace.
Arcaro had Jamie K. flying for
the last quarter of a mile of
the six-furlong race and almost
made it at the wire. He kept
on going for a full mile and
was timed in 1885.
The race was won in 1:1OA
and Safety paid $20.5O, $3.50
and earn