Evening star., 1960-05-17
WIN, LOSE OR
UkAW By FRANCIS s1AAN
BoIIy Aches Background Fantastic

THOSE MUST HAVE BEEN an anxious two minutes
and change for Leonard Fruchtman during the running
Of the 86h Kentucky Derby. Obviously his Baly Ache
did not have to win to bind the 25OOOO DEAL but pre-
suably he had to of the cuppy Louisville track
a sound colt
As it turns out, the Kentucky syndicate which COM
pted the purchase of Bay Ache last Saturday actually
began negotiations last fall This that Fruchtman,
slight baldng 39year manufacturer of auto parts in
Toledo Ohio sweating it out to degree when Bally
Ache was winning the Flamingo and Florida Derby.
Everything considered including the ragty of race
horses it staggering price that was paid to Frucht
man because in his mental book at least paid
only tiny fraction Of what he sold the colt for The orig
nal purchase was private DEAL Fruchtman giving 5000
for two horses The other Keen Blade amounted
TO much but Fuchman has admitted he considered Keen
Blade $3.50 yearlng and Bally Ache $3.50 toss-n
Not many yearings sold privately figured prominently
In Derbies but four of them winners-Morvich in
1922 zev in 2S Reign Count in 2s Johnstown in 80
few others who just missed Sweep ALL Head Play
Discovery, Market Wise and Phalanx.
THERE WAS NO WAY of putting finger on it at
Louisville at Derby time but in retrospect sensed that
something afoot around Baly Aches barn. Frucht
kept driving up in the hours of the morning to
fuss and fret his colt Homer immy) Pitt, the
homespun trainer from the leaky roof circuit couldn't
enough that was complimentary about Bay Ache 1t will
be noted that MIR Pitt has been retained by the syndicate
to continue the training of the colt.
If there is precedent for the Baly Ache sale for
$1250000 it takes bit of digging True Nashua brought
Ache But Nashua considered to be of far superior
breeding line He Nasruah out of Segua by Johns
town. and 1t is proper to be impressed by such dStn-
guiShed lineage.
by the sire Balydam and Bay Ache represents his first
of foals Ishbred but raced extensively in England
Baydam won 16 of 50 races and earned 1924 pounds
$40,5S5
The dam, Celestial Blue, had not produced Derby
eligible until Bally Ache She nominated but did not
start in the Derby finished racing with
winnings of $15,935
FRUCHTMAN, A JOHNNY CoNE-LATE1Y to racing
never owned Derby eligible prior to this year The breed
of Baly Ache Alan Marvin Gaines of Walton XIV
never had bred horse prominent in the classic until Bay
Acne Plt the trainer never had saded Derby starter
Pitt is refreshing, ebulent native Tennessean who
holds court at Bally Aches barn if he people,
cudng nquisitive newsmen All the time that Baly Ache
was moppng up plush at Hialeah and Gulfstream Park
In Florida Pitt maintained his string of almostnothngs
at Sunshine Park at Odsmar Tampa Clearwater and
St Petersburg He would commute to the Miami area to
prepare the only big horse in his life for the 100000
classics Most of the ne he stayed in Odsmar sadding
horses for races for peanuts
=. I had another good horse" Pitt says. Remember
Two Rainbows?"
Jimmy draws blank looks at this question: even from
quaed racing chronicers Unperturbed Pitt apt and
indeed more than likely tell of how he contracted to
train an aged broodmare named Two Rainbows who had
been of the track for six years.
. This fellow owning her. John Clark of Lexington
80 o1eA.c W oo oeICer tlan one 1oa and so he
figured long she'd been barren for some wears might
well race her again take of some of that at Tben
maybe, she'd get in foal again.
well, got couple of seconds with her but Mr. Clark
decided to SELL bought Two Ranbows for $4,000 won
few races with her. including stakes in Cleveland or
mare, she was 10 years at the time"
COME SATURDAY, Pitt will be saddling Bally Ache
Tor his new Bosses collectively called the Turfand Stable
and his colt is almost certain be near favore with his
Derby conqueror Venetian Way in the s4h running of
the Preakness at Pimlico.
Even If he were surprised at the turn of events-whch
is unllkey-P1tt remains unruff1ed The drawing pro
from the leaky roofs high his horse regardless of
whether he's running for the apparently sbanded Edge
hill Farm of Len Fruchtman for the new Turfand
Stable .t....
I'm only sorry didn't know much about this colt
last year as know now," Jimmy draws I'VE lost five
100000 races by this far"-spreadingkhiS hands like
brasgart fisherman-"and know Euld have won at
least three of them