Derby Picks Too Close For Comfort In Run For Roses
California runners lead early Derby buzz as Snow Chief Badger Land and Broad Bush vie for May 3 Churchill Downs start. Mogambo and Seattle Slew echoes loom, with fans hoping for a Triple Crown bid and notes on prep races and key jockeys.
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Augusta National
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Tasso
Churchill Downs
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Chief's Crown
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Santa Anita
Icy Groom
Ferdinand
Mel State
Hialeah
Everglades
Jorge Velasquez
Pleasant Colony
Aqueduct
Keeneland
Associated Press
Carl Grinstead
Kentucky
Seattle Slew
Ony Aiken
Dolly Bostwick Follows Father’s Footsteps as Trainer
Dolly Bostwick, daughter of Hall of Famer Pete Bostwick, carries on the family horse heritage in Aiken. A former jockey who began training in 1977, she now runs a 14-horse stable, ships to Delaware Park, and counts South Carolina bred horses for Palmetto State owners among her charges.
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Pete” Bostwick
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Aiken
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National Racing Hall of Fame
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Dolly Bostwick
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Gallant ‘Alent
New York
Delaware Park
Delaware
Maryland
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New Jersey
Palmetto
Billy and Oswald
Columbia
Wayne
Terry Floyd
Webb Carroll
Icy Groom To Race In Blue Grass Stakes
Icy Groom, second to Snow Chief in Santa Anita Derby prep, will run the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland with 11 rivals. Bolshoi Boy and Bold Arrangement are top rivals. Ed Delahoussaye rides Icy Groom from post 10. Pat Eddery voices an impending suspension. English foals Omar Khayyam and Tomy Lee noted.
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Lexington
Snow Chief
Sno Ier
Keeneland
England
Bradburn
Santa Anita
William Fleming
Eddie Gregson
Gregson
Gato del Sol
Eddie Delahoulaye
Richard Migliore
Pat Eddery
Omar Khayyam
Tomy Lee
Williams Decides to Leave LSU for NBA Career
Baton Rouge AP Williams, a star forward at Louisiana State University, announces he is turning pro instead of completing a four year college stay. He cites needing money and timing ahead of the NBA deadline, with the draft set for June 17.
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Louisiana State University
John Williams
Williams
LSU
National Basketball Association
NBA
Watts Dominates for Aiken in 15-0 Win Over Silver Bluff
Aiken freshman pitcher Joey Watts tossed six innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts and two walks to spark a 15-0 home victory over Silver Bluff. Watts benefited from early run support as David Meldrum and brother John Meldrum drove in multiple runs, and Aiken improved to 12-6. Silver Bluff finished the season 8-10.
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Aiken
Joey Watts
Hornets
Watts
David Meldrum
David
John Meldrum
Brad Burton
Simmons
Bulldogs
Ron Seigler
Travis Tyler
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Tyler
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Seigler
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Mark Usry
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