Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
Race Of Year
In Prospect
In Woodward
Four Top Horses
And Jockeys Meet
At Belmont Today

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One Of the Belmont Parks
greatest doubleheaders. the
Woodward Stakes and the 6Sth
running Of the Futurity, drew
worldwide attention Of racing
fans today to the Long Island
race course.
The Futurity. which more
often than not brings out a
2-year-old champion. long has
been q race, the fame Of which
has spread far and wide like
the Kentucky Derby. Fred
w. Hooper's Alhambra is rated
the one to beat in this juve-
nile battle.
But, overshadowing the
Futurity this time is perhaps
the race Of the year. pitting
Gallant Man against the speedy
Bold Ruler. Dedicate. the East's
handicap star, and the ever
dangerous Reneged.
big Prizes ut Stake
The Woodward is q mile and
one quarter test on Belmont's
main course, while the Ga
furlong Futurity is staged on
the Widener straight course,
Nomination, starting fees. and
added money by the track
make both races worth q gross
Of $500. sos. The Futurity gross
is $1l4.705. with $S2.005 to the
winner. while the Woodward
jackpot is $l06.100. the winner
hauling down $70,600.
With such prizes at stake,
three Of the Nations top riders
the only trio ever to Join
the 50 million club in purses
won-are on hand to bid for the
usual 10 per cent Of the purse,
Willie Shoemaker rides Ralph
loves Gallant Man, hero Of
the Belmont Stakes and win
ner last week over Dedicate and
Reneged in the Nassau Handi-
cap. Eddie Arcaro rides Freak
ness winner Bold Ruler. from
the Wheatley Stable, with Bill
Hartack aboard Dedicate,
owned by Mrs. Jan Burke. Last
year their mounts won more
than 90 million, the FIRST time
lin history any jockey had
reached such q sum. Pete An
derson will pilot Reneged,
owned by the Woodley Lane
Farm.
Odds Change
A late odds shift brought
Bold Ruler down from 2-to-l
to 8-to-5. while the favorite
Gallant Man. went from 3-to-s
to 4-to-5, and Dedicate skidded
from 4-to-l to 7-to-2. Re-
neged figures TO be about To-
Ito-l.
Not only are horse Of the
year votes wrapped up in the
Woodward, but also prestige
lin the 3-year-old scramble
Earlier in the season BOLD
Ruler defeated Gallant Mar
lin the Bahamas Stakes and
the Wood Memorial. In thu
Derby Iron Llege nosed out
Gallant Man. as Bold RULE
finished fourth. The last tint
they met was in the mile anc
lone half Belmont Stakes Jun'
us, where Bold Ruler led for
mile and a quarter, then gave
way as Gallant Man came witt
Q rush to win by IL lengths Il
Iset an American time record.
ArcarO on Favorite
Arcaro will have the favoritC
for the Futurity. Alhambra, 9
four-time stakes winner. at
to 5. Hartack rides the Clai-
borne Farms Nadir, 3 to /
with Shoemaker aboard Mist.
Flight. at 6 to !. It Is possible
that any Of the three could put
together the double, and at II
per cent wind up the afternoon
with another $15.250 in the
bank. Arcaro has won five fu-
turtles.
George d. Widener's Jester
the Pine Tree Stables Amber
Tide, the LlangoIlen Farms
Crasher, the Greentree Stables
Fleagle, Mrs. Ada l.. Rice's
Judge, and Walter M. Jeffords
Piano Jim, complete the Flu
turity field.
Winners Of Fridays feature
races included: Third Brother
$3.50, at Belmont: Busher's
Beam, $3.50, at Atlantic City;
Ole Travis, 5000, at Haw-
thorne. and Bonanza Miss, 50
at Rockingham.