Evening star., 1954-05-05
Brazen Brat Seeking
Sixth Straight in
Final Bowie Stake


speedy Brazen Brat will put her
f1ve-race winning streak on the
line against a potential field of
eight rivals tomorrow in Bowie's
getaway day feature, the $4,000
added Bowie Handicap.
Winner of the Capitol Handi-
cap at Laurel and Rowe Memo
rial at Bowie, in addition to an
overnight race at New York, the
6-year-old daughter of Sky
Raider Geraldine drew second
high weight of 121 pounds for
the Z furlongs. Mrs. Ada L.
Rice's Pet Bully got 126. but is
at Garden State and is not
among the probable starters.
AL Roberts Eatontown, also at
Garden State, is nominee but
is still on the fence. Leslie Jane
Stables Freedom Farley and
Emerald Hill Stables pair OF
Blue Dare and Blue Volt-the
latter a 79-to-1 winner at Bowie
Monday-also are among the
eligibles.
Purchase Bonus Paid.
Other nominees include Carl
Graham's Wabash Moon, dark
horse with only los pounds; Mrs.
. Lawrence Frye's Best Air, Filipo
Baldi's Dinner Winner, and
M. R. (Buddy) Hamar's Lotus
Eater. The latter is still re-
membered for the dead heat he
ran with Stars Shine at Laurel
last month.
Brazen Brat. trained by
BoweS Bond, was purchased by
the PiStorio stable as breed
ing prospect. The mare. along
with Big Night, was bought from
Bruce LIVES Bobanet Stable for
$4,000 late last year with a
proviso that should their COM
bined earnings exceed the sale
price a $4,000 bonus would be
added.
Not long after the papers
were signed, Brazen Brat rolled
up 32,650 in earnings and Big
Night won the Maryland Futurity
and a division of the Pimlico
Breeders Stakes, totaling almost
$25,OOO. The bonus was paid,
and cheerfully.
Is COnceding Weight.
Brazen Brat had finished
1853 with pair of victories,
so she now has a streak of five
going. Adding another tomor-
row will be quite a task, what
with Freedom Farley getting a
IO-pound advantage, Lotus Eater,
IL, and Dinner Winner IL.
Pimlico is offering a prepaid
admission plan for its meeting
that will save track regulars"
a little betting money. A block
of nine clubhouse tickets may
be purchased for $27. a saving
of $5.4O over the single-admis-
sion price while nine grand
stand tickets for $3.50 save the
customer $270.
Reserved seats for the Freak
ness and other days at Pimlico
also are on sale.
Withdrawal of Determine from
the PreakneSs has Jack O'Keefte
hustling to assure tie public
that the Kentucky Derby WIN
ner's absence won't detract from
Pimlico's biggest attraction. Jack
made a special trip to Bowie
yesterday to appear on a TV
program and plug the Preakness.
The first three horses In last
Saturdays Valley Forge Handi-
cap at Garden State-Pet Bully,
Royal Vale and Golden Gloves
are all eligible for Saturdays
Dixie Handicap at Pimlico. The
mile-and- -one-e eighth feature. for
$25, ,000-added, will be broadcast
by the Columbia BroadcaStinS
System on a national hook-up.
Jockey Eddie Arcaro, who will
ride Brookmeade's Capeador in
the Dixie, is the only rider to
win that stake twice. Eddie
piloted Whirlaway to victory in
1912 and repeated on Assault in
1947.
Jockey Eldon Nelson had four
winners at Bowie yesterday,
putting him within one of pace
making Nick Shuk, "a to %.
Three Of his mounts were trained
by Charlie Emery, who also had
a fourth in Saddle Bags, ridden
by Bill Hartack. at Garden State.