Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
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CIomor From California

1T is CUSTOMARY, between the running of the Wood
Memorial and the Kentucky Derby to organize
The-Favoe throughout the land There will be little
or of that fooshness this year. way
knocking down Nashua, behalf the estmable
Summer Tan. The best that hoped for is to build
up something else to the role of worthy dark horse
AS these lines written, California, FORM is
clamoring for the floor Folks from Hollywood and way
stations are calling attention. notably colt Swaps
who is being groomed by couple of excowboys This is
chestnut of Khaled who 400 Santa Anita
Derby jackpot last February In normal year. this would
constitute an impressive credenta But when like
Nashua and Summer Tan along Swaps
has to be filed under the heading of dark horse.
Fasteners will have to be sold Swaps Too often in
the past they have heard Caornians talk big
thing like Your Host who went off at to and then
bad ninth in 1880 This the Hollywood cult home with
pockets inside out flying flags at half mast True
Determine Caforna-owned and raced horse and he
last but Andy Crevons little gray Kentucky
bred Norwich who dates 1922 only California
bred ever to turn the trick.
AT THE MOMENT, swaps-Caiforna bred owned and
racedis the logical contender for premier
seration for several not the least of which
the his back of Willie Shoemaker. Then in add-
ton to winning the Santa Anita Derby Swaps reeed off
mile workout in 1865 California me just entraning
for Kentucky Shoemaker is the tangible
concentrations perhaps, and Willie can't carry
down the long stretch at Churchill Downs where many
horses fall apart
There couple of West Coast horses named
jeans Joe and Honeys Ab but besides having
Swaps they acceptable to Cafornans only in
emergency for they not California bred Swaps.
In view of Nashuas victory the thrilling Wood any
thing less than around his neck Derby Day will
upset. although less mild in the
Summer Tan prevails 1t is hard make Swaps
or any other colt especially since Nashua the other big
this coast during the winter Flamngo
of Florida Derby winner threaten favore because
Nashua swept both of those rich winter classics.
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1T WOULD MAKE QUITE story, however, if Swaps
should barreling the finish line front May
Not only would the Khaled-1ron become the
first to win since Norwich but wouddrect
the Eastern spotlight to in racing meaning
Ellsworth and Mickey Tenney.
Ellsworth listed the owner, and Trainer Tenney
punched and rode the together in Arizona Now
they partners in the racing stable four ranches
Twenty Ellsworth saved $500 got into racing
via 1888 Lexington KY. sales.
don't big $780, but by Ellsworth began
to feel his oats and hankered for big stallion Europe
he failed Nasrullah, who the daddy
Nashua he settled for Khaed which is good settling
at 100000 Khaled purchased from the Aga Khan has been
a sensational sire.
Swaps dam, Iron Reward a race, and if the
colts smacks of the pebeian there is story behind
it. Telling how it out Swaps Trainer Tenney says
ave tried dozens of We snapped them much
finally called all off and settled for just thatswaps"
AN OUTSIDER SWAPS may be- and Ellsworth and Tenney
not widely known but paper they still have
going in the Derby than of the big stables Where
instance Calumet? Maine Chance? Whitney and Wdener?
The King Ranch?
The is they're looking for something legs
that won't disgrace the coors Derby Day When Tren-
tonian 2yearod. Ben Jones thought he had good
colt that might perpetuate Caumets fabulous Derby
heritage founded Whrlaway Pensive Citation and Coal
town, Ponder and Hill Gail After finishing bad seventh in
the Santa Anita Derby Tentonan looks like threat at all
You tell, though, about Ben Jones, who
Derby in 1949 poohpoohed his chances with Ponder
after workout had reported Shecks Jones
drawed horse couldn't fast they he did fn
he running tin roof downhi."
That the year Olympia went off at 80 cents the
dollar. Ponder won and paid $34.