Riva Ridge Tops Derby Field As Favorites Rise
Riva Ridge the early 1971 2-year-old champ leads a 16-horse Derby field at Churchill Downs with 126 pounds on 1 1/8 miles. Hold Your Peace, No Le Hace, Head of the River and Freetex also loom as top challengers. The race carries a purse near 182 800 with a 140 300 first prize. weather outlook calls for no rain.
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Louisville, Ky
Dr. Neale
Meadow Stud
Chuck Nicholas
Churchill Downs
Riva Ridge
Maribel Blum
J. R. Straus
Arkansas
Louisiana
Paul Mellon
Joseph and
William Stavola
Middletown Stable
Forrest H. Lindsay
Corbin J. Robertson
Robert Michell
Mrs
A. E. Reinhold
Preston Madden
Bruno Ferrari
Hassi Shina
Hassi
Robert Lehmann
Majestic Needle
Napoise
Max Gluck
Louisville
Mellon
Key To the Mint
Ron Turcott
Carlos Marquez
Phil Rubbicco
le Hace
Mike Hole
Freetex
Chuck Baltazar
Bobby Kotenko
Lucien Laurin
Jacks Girls Track Runnerup at Park Rapids
Bemidji Lumberjacks girls track team finish second in a Park Rapids meet led by four first place finishes. Jeanne Larson won the 100 yard dash, Diane Shofner took the softball throw, and Lori Hutchins won the high jump. The team faces Park Rapids again on May 11 and hosts a meet on May 13.
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Jacks
Park Rapids
Bemidji Lumberjacks
Panthers
Bemidji
Remer
Indus
Walker
Akeley
Nevis
Jeanne Larson
Julie Westrum
Diane Shofner
Anne Lundsten
Karen Bjerke
Lori Hutchins
Sara Nelson
Ann Schwartz
Diane Ward
Laura Schmidt
Adriane Tenney
Chris Lindquist
Schwartz
Karen Bijerke
Westrum
Larson
Mary Rogers
Amanda Bauer
Kay Aultman
Debbie Buntrock
Hutchins
Yvonne Westrum
Liz Groupmen
Nelson
Schmidt
Donna Anderson
Shofner
Laurie Janikowski
Jackettes
Beavers
Morris
Bill Nic
Twins
Boston
Milwaukee
Elmert
Thief River Falls
Grillo
Penitaal
Lake Pome Bemidji
Bemidji area sports and attractions weekend preview
Cliff Merlan surveys busy golf courses around Bemidji with the Bemidji Town and Country Club opening, Castle Highlands and Highlands at Turtle River drawing players, and Blackduck adding a new clubhouse. The piece notes fishing, wildlife spots like Tryon's High Town Deer Park, stock car racing near Donnybrook, and horse racing at Anoka fairgrounds with purses from 300 to 900 dollars. It lists local teams, TV schedules, and upcoming school sports development programs at Bemidji State and area facilities.
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Jeff Buettner
Buettner
Bemidji Town and Country Club
Somerset Town
St. Paul
Arrowhead
Olympia
Illinois
Cliff Morlan
Bemidji
Castle Highlands
Turtle River
Jean Castle
Bemidji T&c
Blackduck
Big Drake
Tryon
High Town Deer Park
Highway 2
Ken Beck
Donnybrook
Anoka Fairgrounds
North Star
Saturday Track and Bemidji Sports Schedule
Saturday events include Beaver Relays at 10 00 a track meet with Morris at Bemidji State and Bemidji high at Backus in baseball at 12 00. Golf features Bemidji State at Cougar Invitational Fergus Falls and Bemidji high at Mahnomen Invitational. Tennis has North Dakota visiting Bemidji State at 10 30. Monday brings New York Mills Bemidji high tennis and Bemidji State at Morris with 3 30 golf Bemidji high at Moorhead State. Baseball lists Bemidji high at Roseau and Walker at Bemidji high with Bemidji junior high at Park. Track hosts Conference meet at TRF.
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Beaver
Morris
Bemidji State
Bemidji High
Backus
Fergus Falls
North Dakota
Bemidji
New York Mills
UNI
Moorehad
Moorhead
Roseau
Walker
Bemidji Junior High
Park
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Egypt
Bemidji State College
Cecelia Fredericks
Crookston
Joleen Strait
Eveleth
Donna Bergun
Kathy Hanson
Chery Kangas
Jane Rademacher
BSC
Diane Halvorson
Fosston
Bonnie Johnson
LaVon Strand
Connie Krueger
Ruth Howe
Sue Almleaf
Marie Hasty
Career Day
Cliff Merlan
Sports Review
Peters-Williamson
23Rd Street
Jim Carrington
Dana Cristenon
Co.basta
Park Ave
Bemidji, Minn
Jennings
John Schoenfelder
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