Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-06
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The Reluctant Italians
WHY IS TT THAT NO Italian

WHY is IT THAT NO italian horse ever has competed
in the Washington D. c. International which growing
up to be bonafide racing classic?
That is what the Laurel folks-John Schapro, Joe
Cascarea Bill Jaeger and ohers-are wondering although
they suspect the Which is that Olgiata
isn't buying Atlantic crossings And if Laurel can't get
it can't get anything truly big league in
Italian racing.
Dormello Olgiaa is stable like Calumet In DOM
nation however it tops Mrs Gene Markeys empire,
even that Of the Yankees like the international
Boxing Club used to be in that when you look the top
horses you look to Dormello- Ogiata.
Until Rbot retired stud year after winning all
Of his l6 races lot Of qualified observers calling him
the greatest horse in the world not of all time Naturally
he ran for DormeoOgiaa So did Nearco nearly 20 years
winning IA straight before he bought pur
poses by British interests for $4,000.
MORE THAN ANY OTHER sire. perhaps, Nearco was
instrumental in Britan postwar recovery the turf Among
the good horses he sired Nasruah turn sired
Nashua and Bold Ruler Dante winner Of the 1945 English
Derby Nimbu who took the 1000 Guneas and Derby 49,
Masaka and Sayaao couple of others sired Nearco
Now Dormello- Ogiata has a couple more good ones
prague and Tsso and Laurel is hopeful Turing by
appealing to Italian patriotism. You may possibly
aware spokesman for the Maryland track said that the
Italian people extremely reluctant and slower to parc
pate in something out Of the ordinary than other European
countries
ITALY long has participated in international sports such
as boxing tennis golf and auto racing but outside of racing
on the continent the Italians have competed against
good horse representing the Italian people would be
mendous asset for the country only the people, due
to the widespread publicity but for the breeding racing
industry especially were they to win or show well"
THE MAN FROM LAUREL continued 1T is difficult to
understand the apparent tmidy the part Italian
owners to make the Atlantic crossing understandable
the hrst two years of the Washington D. c. Inter-
natona but now that England Ireland Venezuela France
Germany and Sweden have flown horses to
Laurel it's strange that the Italians still reluctant to
fly over"
horse Laurel would most like to come here Braoue
3year-old bay colt whose DAM Buonamica foaled
cel, Barbara Sran and prague in succession Bottcel
the star of the stable he went to England to
win the Ascot Gold Cup Barbara sirani the leading
y in Italy last ending her by beating colts in
the Italian st. Leger
Braque to date, has won in a row-all he
has run Tissot 4yearod who raced in the shadow Of
the mighty Ribot but still is a crack horse
ART LOVERS MUST NOW be aware of the fact that
horses named after great European
artists and scuptor This is because the founder of the
stable the late Federico Teso died in 1855 at the age
Of s5 had been artist in his youth and middle years
Dormeo- olgata now is owned jointly by Donna Lydia
Ieso widow Of Federico Teso Marchese Mario Incsa
della Rochetta and while the breeding genius of Teso is
missed the stable has good one in Braoue Coodo He
be great according to Desmond MCGOWAN of the most
knowledgeable racing writer's in Europe
I never thought would the like of Rbot again in
hundred years MCGOWAN has written but I'm not too
sure I'd like to know just how prague stacks up with his
sablemae Tsso horse consider the best 4year- in
Europe.
unfortunately won't be able compare the two horses
as could with Rbot and Tsso last season when thew met
IN the Gran Premio di Milano Rbot won, of course"
It Is because Of conflict in dates that there can be no
OF the two horses the future but MCGOWAN
u out on a limb, to wit:
I am prepared to wager that by the time fall rolls
around prague VIII treat Tssot In the arrogant manner
did Rbot when he beat Bottice in their famous
trial before the running of Rbots first win in the PRIV de-
FARO de Tromphe at Longchamp in 1855 as S-year-od"