Evening star., 1954-05-20
Preakness Field Of II
Named as Rain Hints
Off Track Saturday
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ing head decision to Correlation
in the mile-and- nd-one-sixteenth
Preakness Prep Monday. and
Admiral Porter were added to
the list yesterday.
Costs $500 More.
It costs another $500 Satur-
day to get to the starting gate.
In moving up the entry time to
two days before the race. Pimlico
officials sought to eliminate all
but the actual starters as soon
as possible and that goal has
been achieved.
Ring King, HasSeyampa and
Gigantic were supplemental en-
tries at $500 each. whereas the
others got in for $50 on the orig
inal nomination list. The cost
Of putting these three in vir-
tually guarantees that they'll
run and try to get back at least
a part Of it for their respective
owners. Scratch time is pm.
washington time) tomorrow.
If all II horses go the gross
purse will be $140,150, with the
winner receiving $92,65O. The
runnerup receives $25 900, the
third horse $4,000 and the
fourth $500.
The Preakness field will in
clude five horses from the Ken
lucky Derby, but it lost some
luster when Andy Crevolin's De-
termine, the Derby winner. was
shipped back to California after
his victory at Louisville. AS De-
termine was not named for the
mile-and-a-half Belmont Stakes
June IL. third lap of the Triple
Crown, Crevolin saw no sense in
running him in the PreakneSS
when he can take a shot at a
couple of 100-grand stakes in his
own backyard.
Derby Runnersup.
Hasty Road was runnerup in
the Derby, followed by Hasse-
yampa. Goyamo. Admiral Porter
and Correlation. in that order.
Allie Reuben's colt aroused some
interest in the Preakness by his
strenuous neck-and-neck stretch
battle with Correlation last Mon
day in the Prep. but that race
also helped convince most fans
that Correlation should take
Saturdays race.
Jet Actions victory in the
Withers mile and Goyamo's clos
ing race in the Derby before he
was blocked in his final attempt
to reach the leaders, add a well
come element of doubt concern
ing the outcome of the Freak
ness.
Jet Actions sire, Jet Pilot, wor
the 1947 Kentucky Derby, but
was unplaced behind Faultless in
the Preakness. Jet Action has
been raced sparingly and some
few think he could pull a sur
prise. Goyamo's chances were
not helped by the loss of Jockey
Eddie Arcaro, whose Today sus-
pension will keep him on the
ground. The colt gets capable
rider in 22-year-old Willie Bo-
land, but Arcaro's Derby expert
ence with him would have been
of invaluable help in the Freak
ness.
Boland won national fame in
1850 by riding Middleground to
victory in the Kentucky Derby
and Belmont Stakes while still
an apprentice. They were second
in the preakness to Hill Prince,
one Of Arcaro's four winners.
But few who saw Correlation's
impressive race in the Prep will
believe anything in this field can
whip him Saturday, especially at
the longer distance.
The race. at 5::45 pm. CWash-
ington time) Saturday, will be
televised and broadcast on the
CHS networks.
Breckenridge Longs Westward
Ho smashed the Pimlico record
for five furlongS yesterday in
winning the fourth race in 59.1
under Nick Shuk. He did it on
the anniversary of Pintor's old
mark of 59.3, made on May 10,
1851.