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Newspaper
Argus
Location
Fremont, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1975
Page
11
Foolish Pleasure, racing as a 9-5 favorite, finishes behind Foolish Pleasure after a stewards inquiry upheld the bumping fault against Diabolo. Avatar pays 39.20 and 5.60, Diabolo 10, race total earnings rise to 373 415 with Foolish Pleasure heading to the Preakness.
Fragmented OCR listing shows horses, odds, and placings for Kentucky Derby contenders. Names such as Fink Melaben and Auman appear amid garbled entries, with race identifiers and numbers suggesting finishing positions and payouts, but many details unreadable.
Favored Grande Chateau the son of 1961 Kentucky Derby winner Chateaugay rallied from off the pace to win the Alameda Claiming Stakes at Golden Gate Fields, clocking 1 1/16 miles on the grass in 1 41.3 to set a new track mark for the distance. Frank Olivares rode the fiveyearold gelding as the $2 favorite in a 12horse field, with 13,057 in attendance. The win was Grande Chateau’s fourth victory in five starts this year after being claimed for $30,000 from Cardiff Rock Farm.
Bruce Crampton fired a 66 to seize a one stroke lead in the $100,000 Houston Open. He seven birdies and early surge put him two ahead of John Schroeder while Lee Trevino slipped to one over par as Eddie Pearce stayed in contention, with Gil Morgan one behind Trevino.
Frank Robinson plated the tying run with a single and Frank Duffy followed with a go ahead hit as Cleveland erupted for six in the eighth, defeating Baltimore 6-1. The win moved the Indians to 19-8 and extended the Orioles’ skid to six.
Montreal lefty Woody Fryman pitched a one hitter against the New York Mets, a two-out double by Johnny Stearns in the fifth the only blemish. Fryman walked three, hit one, and backed a Scott lead in the sixth with a single and Parrish scoring. Carter added a ninth-inning run on Mackanin’s single after Foote’s sacrifice and a wild pitch. Hank Webb took the loss.
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