Evening star., 1955-05-24
WIN, LOSE OR
1NAYV By FRANCIS STANN


fance going to applaud wholeheartedy the choice
of Gaorete the of all American lady
neat y and speedier to be sure but
lands pride and joy really No. /?
poll of 80 horsemen who members of the American
order by Twilight Tear and Regret A hands will please
jonn the chorus Regret in 1915 the only y to win
the Kentucky Derby.D
1t novel poll and worthy of applause despite GER
tain promoonal underones the part of Delaware Park
and due credit be extended Don Field and
their associates But like most all polls it merely revived
differences of opinion.
The racing mare that many real graybeards
consider the best have long since beachd They belonged
to Miss Woodfod who started running in 1882 and
years old when she presumably her last winning at
124 miles and paying to g. obvious the punters
at her farewell 1885, becoming wary of her years
because at least four previous occasions Miss Woodfor
went off at even shorter odds
ALL TOLD, MISS WOODFORD won 81 of 48 starts and
out of the first three only twice She and
where from urlongs 2 miles all kinds of tracks
Once, at old Sheepshead Bay Long Island she won
match from the favored Drake Carter by 10 lengths
1t is noteworthy that while Miss Woodford finished
bare fifth in the poll she also received more
IL against 16than Gaorette the Old trainers neaoeo py
Sunny jim Ftzsimmons to that matter but obviously
the 75-years and upward voters outnumbered.
the rest of us-voers not-chars must be relied
And charts presumably less impressive than eye
witness experiences for Gaoree and Twilight Tear were
by almost everybody who has to the races IN the
years Regret remembered by far more
than Miss Woodford, Frenze Imp OH sarts!D
hundred and seventyone starts is correct and Imp
won 62 of them They don't like that today but
this oaed in 1894 and her handlers kept her busy
the track for straight She won exactly $7Os
DELAWARE PARKS POLL is nothing than an
elaborate gimmck draw attention to unprecedented
emphasis lies and featuring Big Three that
quarter million jackpot embracing the Delaware OAKS
the Castle Handicap and the Delaware Handicap
They up in that order June 8, Is and July 2
with flly mare to Delaware" is the tracks
slogan and why not? The estimated of the Delaware
Handicap will be $l5o0Oo and it will be the richest race in
the world for lady horses
"Its high time to give filles chances to
money and prestige Bryan Field saying. For too many
years nearly all the credit for producing Count Fleets and
War Admiras has been given to the sires not dams Let
the ladies take some bows in the future, we say"
So to begin WITH there is this which has ranked
the 10 greatest American and while won't
Galorette, for instance, what's the difference?
ONE POINT IN CONNECTION with Gallorette is that
while the daughter of Challenger IIGaette truly fine
the public considered her far from nvncib AS against
prices such Miss Woodord and Others Gal
lorete often than not went off unfavofed. The
charts show $4o5 to ST. $500 to 81 and even $3.50 to 81
back in 1946 the Metropolitan Handicap at
Belmont by STRIDE and First Fiddle The latter
spotting her 16 pounds too
have complaints the choice of Galorette."
says Fahey who the strong right OF Mesrs Ross
she out of her division time and again to
beat male horses. She licked styme than once She
and Polynesans too Folks down Mary
land way ought to be proud of that mare
AL didn't mention it, but in the first Sysonby Mile at
Belmont 1946, Galorette about 10 lengths
behind Lucky while finishing second. The chart on
that wasn't included those sent the polsters
for their guidance.
RIGHT NOW, GAILORETTE is at the farm of her owner
Mrs A. at The Plains in Virginia Mrs Moore got
her quite unexpectedly few years when she went to
Saratoga sales intent buying by Blue Larkspur
The deal fell through Ed Christmas, who was training
the horse, said:
Mrs Moore, I'll sell you Galorette"
morning w L. Brann the owner dropped by to tell
Mrs Moore that Gaorete close to the finish OF her
racing career hers for pary $4,000 Up to now she
hasn't been outstanding dam but there's still chance
that Mrs Moore get her money back For entered in
both the New Castle Delaware Handicaps is we-hked
y out of allorette named Mile Loette She might just
take head to make her old lady look real gooo