Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-07
Silver Spoon Up Against
Big Test at Santa Anita
Derby Hopefuls
Are Tossup in
Rich Race Today
By the Associated Press

Derby consideration or is Just
a top flight 3-year old filly.
The C. v. Whitney miss, win
ner Of five races. goes against
IL colts Of the same age in the
100000 added Santa Anita
Derby. II the daughter Of the
famous Citation runs well she
is expected to get a crack at the
run-for-the-roses at Churchill
Downs May 2.
Only one filly ever won the
Kentucky Derby. That was in
1915 when Regret. owned by
Harry Payne Whitney. f. her
of c. ". took the turf classic.
And also only one fllly ever
showed the way home in Santa
Anita's top race for 3-year-olds.
Clencia turned the trick in
1899.
3 Colts Also Won Derby
The Santa Anita Derby has
produced three colts who went
on to win the Kentucky Derby.
Calumet Farms Hill Gail
broke the ice for a Kentucky
Derby victory by winning the
1852 Santa Anita event. An
drew Crevolin's little colt De4
termine won both derbies in
1854 and Rex Ellsworth's great
Swaps scored in both the next
year.
Silver Spoon achieved her
reputation by beating horses Of
her own sex. She did that
handily. winning her last out
ing by l0l2 lengths. What
she'll do in her first big test
against the male performers
of the division is a question.
She does get a big break in
the weights. The conditions Of
the Ia mile race call for fillies
to carry l13 pounds. the colts
11S. Post time is sos pm.
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Wide Open Race /.
OF past performances. the
race appears wide open. Tony
Lee probably would have been
the choice. but he is ailing.
And the other colts have taken
turns at beating each other.
Most consistent of the colts
have been Neil S. McCarthy's
Ole Fols and Finnegan. Each
holds a decision over Tony
Lee this year. and have won
five stakes between them. 8
The Mccarthy entry likely
will be the choice with Silver
Spoon and stablemate Jungle
Dancer next on the board fol-
lowed by Royal Orbit.
A field of IL 3-year-olds pin
ned their hopes for future rae
ing greatness today in the
$40, 000-added Louisiana Derby
run for Orchids" e
A check in the neighborhood
Of $4,000 and a possible ticket
to the spring racing classics
awaited the winner of this 34th
running of Louisiana's "run-
for-the-orchids." -
Greentree Stables Sputnik
and c. B. Fischbach's Festival
King were the favorites among
the probable starters. The Derby,
clo.eS the Fair Grounds 85-day
winter meeting.
Others expected to draw sup
port in the mile and one-eighth
event included Dhaulagiri,
Jerry Evarts and Smoke Stream.
Other probable starters included
Frosty Star. Jackie Price, That
Black One, Joe'S Master, Cap
tain Advice, Master Palynch
and Briarwood, the fields only
fill. All will carry Ill pounds
except Jackie Price and Briar-
wood. The get in with LOG. a.
Gulfstream Feature
GulfStream Park features the.
SIS. 000-added Magic City Ham
dicap with a dozen of the fast
est horses still in Florida slated
to match strides at a mile and
70 yards.
w. S. Miller's Better Bee,
third behind One-Eyed King
and Encore in this race last
year, shares top weight of ll9.
pounds with A. A. Dorato's
Petare. a recent arrival from.
Venezuela.
Boncrist Farms Backbone
gets in with 118. one more than
John S. Appelbaum's Mister
1--WE and two more than Mrs.
Lora Birr'S Belleau Chief. =
Mrs. Tilyou Christopher's
Amerigo, under lis pounds with
Bill Hartack UP, is another,
threat and so is Mrs. S. Helen
Sadacca'S A Dragon Killer,
under ia with Bobby Ussery in.
the saddle.
Ussery is the leading rider at
Gulfstream's young meeting
with seven on the first three
programs. He also led jockeys
at the recent Hialeah meeting,
and was tied for honors at
Tropical.