Evening star., 1957-04-30
Calumet Entry
z 10 5 or Less
In Derby Trial
Four Others in Roce;
Arcuro to Arrive in
Louisville Friday

Six S-year-old colts, each with
designs on greater glory and
riches. get their final tightener
for the SD Kentucky Derby in
the l-mile $l5,000-added Derby
Trial at Churchill Downs today
This annual springboard for
Americas glamor race, from
which either the winner or Sec
ond-place horse has gone on to
Ia Derby triumph in nine Of the
l9 runnings. was considered q
lookup for the powerful Calumet
Farm entry Of Gen. Duke and
Iron Liege at odds Of 2 to 5 or
less.
In fact. the Calumet team was
$50 highly rated that any talk OF
the big race itself quickly
switched to the little men who'll
pilot the finely tuned horses over
the Churchill Downs testing
mile-and-a-quarter Derby course
Saturday.
And whenever the Derby and
jockeys were coupled, be II
around the Downs barns or on
the gaily-decorated downtown
streets. the name mentioned
FIRST. in-between and last was
that of Eddie Arcaro. And
lrightfully so. for the 4l-year -old
native Of Cincinnati has won
more stakes than any other
Jockey in American turf history.
Arcaro Due Friday
Five times in II Derby at
tempts going back to 1895, the
outspoken veteran who now lives
in Rockville Centre, N. Y, has
ridden his horse into the win
ner's circle to be covered by a
blanket of roses. No other Jockey
can match that record.
Arcaro. who will not arrive in
this festive city until Friday. will
bid for his sixth Derby victory
on Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler
IIhe Ruler, a slim-built son OF
NaSrullah. Is the second choice
TO the Calumet pair after a win
ter campaign in which he and
Gen. Duke divided four Florida
races. with Iron Liege third in
three Of them.
Through his Derby career
Eddie has been aboard II post
time favorites. three seconds. one
third and one fourth. Three Of
his winners. Whirlaway, Citation
and Hill Gail Gall bearers of the
Calumet silks) were public
choices. One. Hoop Jr., was the
second choice. But his first Derby
triumph with Lawrin in 1888 wa.
something Of a surprise.
I However. the master reinsman
viii need to be at his best Satur-
day. Eddie. known to friend and
foe as Banana Nose" not only
faces the cream Of the 3-year-
olds with Bold Ruler but arrayed
against him will be two and pos
lsibly four jockeys wise in the
ways Of getting their mounts
home first in the shortest pos
Isible time.
Hartack Won Sc Trial
Willie Hartack. national riding
champion the last two years. and
Dave Erb figure to give Eddie
the most competition. A year
ago they finished second and first
as opponents. Saturday they
team up with the potent Calumet
duo. which figures to be the
l8-to-5 favorite when the field OF
eight or less parades TO the post
flor the start at $50 pm. wash
lington time) before some 100, 900
fans and a national television
audience. The race will be tele-
lvised by CHS.
! Neither Hartack nor Erb can
come close to matching Arcaro's
Derby record. but they know
their way around the Downs.
Eddie discovered that last year
when he finished eighth with
Head Man as the 33-year -old Erh
won with Needles. Hartack was
second with Calumet's Fabius
after winning the Trial. That
was Hartack's first Derby ap-
pearance. But Erb had mounts,
both 10th. in 1858 and "a.
There also is a possibility that
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