Belmont Stakes field ready as Miss Summer Festival leads odds
New York's Belmont Park hosts nine horses in the 1½ mile race. Trainers and jockeys debate if any entrant can finish a mile and a half. Just the Time and Syllabus face questions about the distance while Prince Thou Art and Singh seek stakes glory.
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Big John
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Diabolo
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Nalees Rialto
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Burch
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Jersey
John Russell
Lou Rondinello
Rondinello
Braulio Baeza
Sherlock
Chateaugay
New York Times
Belmont Stakes Field Set To Race Diabolo Eager Favorite
Diabolo, the California Derby winner, heads a nine horse Belmont field. Foolish Pleasure, Master Derby and Singh are top rivals as $194,850 purse awaits the 3 year olds at post about 5 35 p m EDT. Diabolo will be ridden by Lafitte Pincay Jr from the No 4 post with Taj Cordero Jr. guiding Singh who drew No 6.
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Jacinto Vasquez
Vasquez
Master Dery
Darrel McHargue
Lehmann
CBS
Diabolo
Lurcette
Laffit Pincay Jr
Singh
Cynthia Phipps
Hal Price Headley Jr
Braulio Baeza
Thomas Mellon Evans
Turcotte
Max Gluck
Jean Cruguet
Lions Sign Halfback Thompson From CFL Hierarchy
The Detroit Lions announced the signing of Canadian halfback Bobby Thompson from the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Thompson, CFL standout for six years, exercised his CFL option last season and became a free agent in June. He previously played at Oklahoma in 1968 with Lions fullback Steve Owens. Also in Maryland, the Racing Commission suspended a trainer and a groom for 60 days after discovering an electric cattle prod in a Pimlico stall. Both denied improper use. the trainer admitted using a horse stimulated with a whip and the groom admitted handling the prod.
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Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Lions
Steve Owens
Baltimore
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Pimlico Race Course
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Morris E. Gardner
Hendricks
Carew's Bat Like Magic In Major League Baseball
Bloomington AP reports Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins leading the majors with a .425 batting average and pursuing a fourth straight batting title. quote sources hail his hitting, noting his wrists, speed, and ability to neutralize pitches while raising debate on baseball's greatest hitter of all time.
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Minnesota Twins
Ted Williams
Carew
Hunter
Twins
Minnesota
Tebbets
State Class A baseball finals set with EL and Cony
Edward Little and Cony earned state Class A titles pace by key pitching and late rallies. EL defeated Deering 2-1 for Western honors while Cony upset Bangor 5-3 in the East. Cape Elizabeth and Stearns led Western and Eastern Class B, with Cape Elizabeth 9-5 over Lisbon and Stearns 6-2 over Orono. Western C crown went to Searsport 9-0 over Hodgdon, and Cumberland Center hosted a 6-4 Greely win over Telstar.
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Jay Wakefield
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Cape Elizabeth
Stearns
Lisbon
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Willie Doyle
Telstar
Bethel
Cumberland Center
Searsport
Hodgdon
Wes Shute
Greg Hall
Aaron Basford
College Series Opens Tonight In Omaha With South Carolina Favor
College World Series opens in Omaha as South Carolina led by Bobby Richardson aims to surpass last year’s regional finish. With Southern California absent, the Gamecocks are among favorites in an eight team double elimination field including Arizona State Texas Oklahoma Seton Hall Eastern Michigan Florida State and Fullerton State. Richardson recalls Riverside tournament struggle and says SC is now in the same class as top programs and would like to become the first Eastern team to win a national title.
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