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THE COURIER-JOURNAL TIMES, SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1972 Riva Ridge may up status Wednesday Royal Owl tops first ratings for 98th Derby By BOB ADAIR vuunvrMvurnat limn wrllir BILL SHOEMAKER Rider has trouble 4 4i holding Royal Owl pr i tWUm mi ii mm mill Owl defeated both MacArthur Park and Hold Your Peace last year. Where's Riva Ridge? Still in the barn and rated No. 4 until he proves he's as good as the experts said he was in winning the 1971 juvenile championship and winterbook favoritism for the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, the events comprising racing's Triple Crown. Of course, the "ridge runner" might do something about that Wednesday when he makes his 3-year-old debut in the Hibiscus Stakes. On the other hand, six furlongs is hardly a test of distance ability and the opposition Isn't likely to Include many other Derby candidates in our Top 10, which is rounded out by New Prospect, Solar Salute, Indian, Tarboosh, Spanish Riddle and Gentle Smoke.

Sure, Riva Ridge won the Garden State Stakes in his final start as a 2-year- odd that although jockey Eddie Maple's foul claim against Hold Your Peace and Carlos Marquez for alleged interference with Tarboosh in the Flamingo was not allowed, the Hialeah stewards saw fit to suspend Marquez. They said he was guilty of "herding" blocking the path of Tarboosh without actually impeding the Calumet colt, which amounts to intimidation. The announcement was not made until the following day, with the stewards explaining that Marquez had been warned previously about similar tactics in another race. A six-man jury in Dade County Circuit Court of Miami has awarded jockey Manuel Ycaza a $225,000 judgment against Hialeah Park as the result of injuries he suffered in a spill on the grass course there two years ago. He had asked $2.5 million, claiming that a bare spot on the turf caused the accident.

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STATE AND LOCAL TAXES NOT INCLUDED. VOLKSWAGEN ST. MATTHEWS 4021 Shelbyville Rd. 897-5151 I vnpvvivj "HO head the first Courier-Journal Times Kentucky Derby Ratings of the season. Surprise! The colt pegged No.

1 as the able-' oodied survivors among the record 258 candidates begin the spring phase of preparations for the May 6 classic at Churchill Downs is Royal Owl. You know, Ihe one that passed up yesterday's San Felipe Stakes along with his top West Poast rival, MacArthur Park. Hold Your Peace, the impressive 10-Jength winner of the prestigious Flamingo takes at Hialeah on March 11, is regarded as the main contender and Mac-Arthur Park is No. 3. Yet, it's difficult say at this stage of the campaign what separates the top trio, except that Royal 4 old, but even a mile and a sixteenth is a far cry from the Derby's mile and a quarter.

There's also the nagging failure of the rivals Riva Ridge beat, in the Garden State to do much this winter, which makes one wonder if he really beat anything. Freetex, second in that race, was "no- Courier-Journal Times Derby Ratings Hold Your Peace's dam, Blue Moon, who was 20 years old when he was foaled at Elmendorf Farm in 1969, died at that Lexington breeding establishment during Flamingo Week. Nam Brtcdar I Slat Sir Owntr Trainer where" in the Flamingo and Key to the Mint, who ran third, finished dead last in an allowance race Wednesday, although he was injured and sidelined indefinitely. Another factor to consider is that Lucien Laurin, who trains Riva Ridge and ranks as his main booster has proved to be a poor prophet. He said Spanish Riddle, second to Derby non-contender Upper Case in the Florida Derby, would turn the tables on his stablemate in the Flamingo.

Then Spanish Riddle wilted from an early battle with Tarboosh and Hold Your Peace, winding up sixth. Blinkers make difference While some question Royal Owl's distance capabilities because his sire, Crazy Kid, was a record-breaking sprinter, trainer John Canty and other veteran horsemen point out that he should inherit staying ability from his dam, Mama Mouse. And the world's winningest jockey, Bill Shoemaker, who rides Royal Owl, confirms that "this colt wants to go on." The Shoe noted that the California-bred stakes star nearly pulled him out of the saddle during a workout in which he donned blinkers for the first time last week. "He's a real tiger," the champion rider commented. Of course, blinkers had virtually the same effect on Riva Ridge when jockey Ron Turcotte worked him at Hialeah, but, as pointed out before, he hasn't yet showed that his sophomore form in competition will match that of his freshman year.

Hold Your Peace demonstrated in the Flamingo, though, that he has improved tremendously since last season and that he can handle a distance at least a mile and an eighth. So that brings up New Prospect, who nipped Hold Your Peace by a head in the seven-furlong Bahamas, when both colts broke the Hialeah track record. Is the son of Never Bend really a head better then Hold Your Peace, or will he falter when he tries to go a route? When you're talking about the Derby, you're talking about horses. And when you're talking about horses, you're talking about uncertainties. Remember Canonero II? Many observers, including Calumet trainer Reggie Cornell, thought it a bit.

1. Royal Owl Craiy Kid Thornton Burden John Canty Royal Oaki-J. K. StabUi (Cal.) 2. Hold Your Ptac Speak John Mri.

Maribel Blum Arnold Winick Elmendorf Farm (Ky.) 13. MacArthur Park First Balcony Mark III Stable 1.. Tommy Doyle Old English Rancha (Cal.) 4. Riva Ridge First Landing Meadow Stable lucien Laurin Meadow Stud (Ky.) 5. New Prospect Never Bend Mrs.

Wallace Gilrey R. J. Fischer Wallace Gilroy (Ky.) 6. Solar Salute Windsor Ruler Mr. Mrs.

J. J. Elmore lou Glauburg Mr. Mrs. J.

J. Elmore (Cal.) 7. Indian Round Table Claiborne Farm Evan S. Jackson Claiborne Farm (Ky.) i 8. Tarboosh Bagdad Calumet Farm Reggie Cornell Calumet Farm (Ky.) Spanish Riddle Ridan Roy E.

Anderson Lucien Laurin Roy E. Anderson (Ky.) 10. Gentle Smoke Gentle Art' Forus Stable Dave Saier 2. Freeman Keyes (Fla.) 11. Bee Bee Bee Better Bee William S.

Farish III. Del Carroll William S. Miller (Md.) skssHB 12. No le Hace -Candy Spots Homer Pardue Nuckolt Bros. (Ky.) Joseph R.

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Derby by nose Proceeds to benefit Seratoma Charities. All current Liberty Master Charge Cardholders may also receive up to 4 tickets at $1.00 each. NATIONAL BANK TRUST CUMrANY CHECK ARNOLD PALMER IN THE NEW DEEP COLLAR SHIRT From AP end Special Dispatches Favored No Le Hace, a stretch-burning Son of Candy Spots ridden by Phil moved to the outside in the closing Strides to win yesterday's 47th running f)f the $59,500 Louisiana Derby by a nose jver Feloniously. The latter's stablemate, Fame and Power, was a neck behind after setting fhe pace while Instinctive, invading from Florida, ran fourth. Calumet Farm trainer Reggie Cornell decided against shipping Tarboosh to fJew Orleans and he probably was wise.

Cornell said the Calumet 3-year-old, third ip the Flamingo at Hialeah, would start only if it didn't rain. And rain it did in torrents. High winds and hail pelted the Fair Grounds in mid-afternoon, delaying activities a half-hour and turning a fast track to slop. Thus No Le Hace's time of 1:52 45 was not sensational, although his performance was. The victory was worth $36,400 to San infnniA Rtroiic nwnpr nf Nn '1 wire victory in the $68,800 San Felipe Handicap, edging Quack by three-quarters of a length.

It was the sixth straight triumph for Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore colt, a candidate for the Kentucky Derby whereas the runner-up from Bwamazon Farm is not. i Quack, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, took second in a photo with Claiborne Farm's Indian, the 2-1 favorite under Angel Cordero Jr. Preston Madden's Kentuckian was fourth in the field of eight.

Solar Salute, high weighted with 121 pounds, ran the 1 116 miles in 1:41 45 and paid $7.20, $4.20 and $2.40 as co- Latonia race results 1-Peace Otter Ins (Cecil) tS.M, 4.20, 2.10; Wolflliw, 3.80, 2.10; Ernie 1.80. Tonco Waton (R. A. Jones) $7.0, J. 10, 2.80; Clear The Court, 4.40, 3.20; More Streak, 1.80.

DAILY DOUBLE (10-1) $35.60 3- Mellow Due (Niblick) $15, 10.40, 1.20; Happy Oo On, 12.20, Smart How, 5.40. 4- Bold Cavilear (Iredale), 4.20, Amber Jeff, 4, Meet Ihe Fleet, 3. 5- Mr. Pitiful (Weiler), 122.10, 10.20, Go-Oo Happy, 5, Farelal, 4.80. 6- Denlse' Kitten (Weiler), f.M, 4.20, 1.20; B.

Pal, 4.40, 3.M; Catkin, 4. 7- Verne M. (R. Borgemenke), $15, 1, Princess Edith, $15.40, 10; Bush Royalty, 1. 8- R.

B. Shafkopf (Diehl), $151.80, 34.40, 10.20; Prince Rash, S.M, 3.40; Bit Spade, 5.40. Dusty Crowe (Diehl), $35.40, f.20, 1.20; Jatter, 3.80, 3.40; Bold Colonel, 4.40. $5 QUINELLA (2-6), $118 ATTENDANCE 1,087. HANDLE $683,944.

second choice with Quack, $4.60 and $2.60. Indian paid $2.40. The victory before 40,000 fans was worth $41,800. HIALEAH Lloyd I. Miller's Star Envoy, a 12-1 outsider, blazed to a track record in winning the $73,300 Bougainville a Handicap while 8-5 favorite Run the Gantlet plodded home 10th in his seasonal debut.

Jacinto Vasquez took Star Envoy to the lead halfway through the 1316-mile turf race and the time of 1:52 35 shattered the mark at 1:53 25 set by Garcy 13 months ago. Two field horses, E. H. Baker's Bagdad's Rocket and Elmendorf's Double Entry, finished 2-3 in a thundering herd of 15 starters on yielding turf. Calumet Farm's Gleaming ran fourth.

Star Envoy paid $26.80, $14.70 and $12.20. The other two money horses returned $5.80 and $6.20 to those who wagered on the four-horse H. OAKLAWN Dan Lasater's Gage Line, ridden by Larry Spindler, upset as a member of the three-horse mutuel field by winning the $25,000 Razorback Handicap, with highly regarded Sado out of the money. Elegant Heir was a half-length back for second and Dee Zee third in the 1116-mile event, timed in 1:43 45. The field, also including Jay Lea and Mr.

Copy Chief, paid $35.20, $10.40 and $5.40, Elegant Heir $3.80 and $3.20 and Dee Zee $4.80. Earlier, Derby candidate Hustlin Greek ($5.40) won a mile and 70-yard allowance in 1:42 under Dave Whited. PIMLICO-Charles T. Wilson's Sumatra won the $28,500 Flirtation Stakes, covering the six furlongs in 1:11 45 under Gene St. Leon, with Reta N.

second and favored Brenda Beauty third among 10 three-year-old fillies. Sumatra paid $8, $4.60 and $3. Reta N. was worth $9 and $4.40, and Brenda Beauty, a Kentucky Derby nominee, paid $2.40. GOLDEN GATE Imaginative led all the way for nearly a length victory in the $33,100 Sacramento Handicap, a 1 116-mile run timed in 1:42 45.

Imaginative paid $7, $4 and $3.20, with Aggressively second at $5.60 and $3.80 and Domineering third at $4.20. LATONIA R. B. Shafkopf, ignored at nearly 75-1 under Clarence Diehl, drove from eighth place to win the featured $7,000 overnight handicap by a nose over Prince Rash, running a muddy 6 12 furlongs in 1:1045. R.

B. Shafkopf paid $151.80, $34.60 and $10.20. Prince Rash returned $5.60 and $3.40, and Big Spade showed at $5.40. Le Hace, whose Spanish name means "It Makes No Difference." The favorite paid $3, $2.40 and $2.40, with the Harvey Peltier entry of Feloniously and Fame and Power worth $2.60 and $3.60. SANTA ANITA Laffit Pincay Jr.

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Glamor 117 Amber Break Writers Royalty 109 a-Reinette xFallah't Love a Helwig-M. Tucker entry. $2,800, clma; 4-y-o up; 1 114 Tommy B. Gray Red ale; 1 It 4-y-o; i f.t Branch Mm bib uuney Lady Earlene Four Below Run Charlie xShanty Boat Irish 120 120 120 109 117 2 114 120 109 109 112 Mr. Hard Time Confrere Green Pine siour rox bov Plenty Come On Home Makin Tracks Top Voltage Miss Bee a-Smllin 'N Gay Mike's Pal a-Flrst Sketch Angel Missy Howdy Mister -G.

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