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The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 55

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17) THE COURIER-JOURNAL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1980 spectacular Bid learns in Woodward that it's lonely at the top HORSE RACING Overskate, top-weighted at 126 pounds in the 1 316-mile race run over a soft turf course, finished second. Multiple stakes winner Golden Act, making his first start since April, was 3y2 lengths farther back. Golden Act, a 4-year-old colt, is win-less in four races this season after including the Secretariat and the Canadian International among his six victories last year. Rossi Gold paid $4.80, $2.60 and $2.10 and was timed in 2:05. Overskate returned $3 and $2.20, and Golden Act paid $2.40.

The winner, owned and bred by Leslie Combs II of Lex chip Friday on his left leg. "He's through for this year, but he'll be back next year," said his trainer, Mack Miller. The camps of Temperence Hill and Dr. Patches kept their horses entered until yesterday morning, but the trainers were not eager to take on Bid, even for the also-ran money. Len Hale, the Belmont racing secretary, related his conversations with Joe Cantey, trainer of Temperence Hill, and Jan Nerud, trainer of Dr.

Patches: "I called them early to ask what their feelings were, and each said his 'From New York Tlmt and AP Dltpatche Suppose they had a Woodward and nobody came? ghat's almost what happened yesterday when only Spectacular Bid remained in the field of the prestigious stakes at Belmont Park. With Winter's Tale injured and Temperence Hill and Dr. Patches withdrawn, Bid enjoyed a racing rarity a walkover in the nationally televised event the gray 4-year-old colt had to gallop the mile and a quarter out of thie starting gate, and true, he collected only less than half of the winner's purse, but it was a historic moment. ington, earned $32,100 forthil fifth victory in 10 starts thisseascin. He also has four seconds ana third.

LOUISIANA DOWNS Circle vf Steel rallied under jockey Sam MaJtfjJ for a five-length victory over 6-5 fai vorite Boys Nite Out in the second running of the $100,000 H.I.T.S. Parade Stakes at the Bossier City track. In winning the $60,000 first prize, Circle of Steel ran the 6y2 furlongs in 1:18 and returned $6, $3.20 and i $2.80. Boys Nite Out paid $2.80 atid $2.60, while Maggie B. Mine paid horse would run if it was a two-horse field, not three.

"Neither one wanted to run, period. "They said they would do it if it would help us. It wouldn't, unless all three ran, but I didn't tell them that. I wanted them to make the decision." Bid earned $73,300 to increase his-career bankroll to $2,708,307. If he had any opposition, the winner's share would have have 60 percent.

ARLINGTON PARK Rossi Gold, the 7-5 favorite, pulled away from Canadian champion Overskate early in the stretch for a one-length win in the $53,500 Sjwoon's Sun Handicap. ners from Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. Citation and Whirlaway each had a walkover. "I had said that I would like to see Bid in a walkover, and my dream came true," Delp said. At first the Woodward, a weight-forage race, shaped up as a two-horse event between Bid and Winter's Tale.

But Winter's Tale developed a bone To the cheers and as many boos of a crowd of 23,147, Bid completed $217,500 Woodward in 2:02 un der 126 pounds, most of it represented by jockey Bill Shoemaker, for his Sears ninth straight win. was fast even in a walk over, in which a horse must complete the course under race conditions. The Automotive track record is 2 minutes flat, set by Seattle Slew in 1978. 'After a leisurely opening quarter in 26 'i seconds, Bid sizzled the last quar ter in :24 in tuning up for the pres tigious 1 4-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct. 4 at Belmont.

Auto Centers Open 8 A.M. "That's the way I wanted it," said Bud Delp, Bid's trainer. "For the first 13 Whitewall A78 mi time ever, I gave Shoemaker instruc tions. The horse needed a good work Old Tire and ar: out, a tightener for the Gold Cup. VLi Plus I IWi F.K.

I ar $38.95 Regul wasn't any more pressure with this than the others," said Shoemaker. "I just wanted to keep him be tween the fences. Shoemaker could not help but hear the boos as he left the paddock. "Why would anybody boo that horse?" a puzzled visitor asked about Bid, who is considered to be a cinch to be named Horse of the Year. Seara Regular Salt plut Oynaply24 price aa.

prlcata. F.E whitewall whitewall each A7B-13 38.95 29J8 1.62 B78-13 44.95 1 7J E78-14 50.95 42.88 2.12 JF78-14 51.95 j3 .88 J2.23 G78-14 52.95 "J8 2J8 G7'1l 55.95 "6 88 2.46 H78-15 56.95 47.88 2.66 L78-15 58.95 49.88 2.96 "They're not booing him," answered a regular. "They're booing his connec tions. CTeresa Meyerhoff, one of Bid's own ers, said, "I was disappointed in the 1 crowd reaction. It not the horse'i fault nobody ran against him." vThe crowd's discontent resulted from Bid being held out of the Sept.

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