Eureka races set track record at Bluestei Downs
Veteran jockey Carl White guided Ursi's Go Go to 17.57 for a 101 speed index, beating the 350 yard track mark at Bluestei Downs. Edward E. White of Overland Park earned 981.65 for two wins as trainer Ralph Cole also handles both horses. Bowandairo won the 400 yard Kansas Bred Derby in 20.22, ridden by Kevin Guinn, with a $2872.36 payout. The Fred Weidner Memorial saw Whatta Roar run 440 yards in 22.10 for a 100 speed index and seven AAA times among nine starters.
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Bluestem Downs
Eureka
Carl White
Bluestei Downs
Edward E. White
Overland Park
Jimmer Lisa
Ralph Cole
Cactus Pac
Bowandairo
Air Freight
Kevin Guinn
Fred Weidner
Whatta Roar
Dairy Queen Edges J C Penney In VFW Minor League
In Monday night VFW minor league play Dairy Queen edged J C Penney 7 6 with Marc Christianson driving in Ronald Gordon for the winning run in the top of the second extra inning. Dairy Queen improves to 8 1 while J C Penney falls to 0 1.
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Hans’ Flowers
Wells’ Clothiers
Marc Christianson
Ronald Gordon
Martin
Matt Cook
Jeff Guiot
Jeff Frederick
Hansa
David Elder
Ruffian Buried In Belmont Park Infield At Sundown
Ruffian, Belmont Park’s beloved filly, was buried in the track infield at sundown after humane euthanasia. Trainer Frank Whiteley Jr. and the racing community mourned as stakes and tragedy from Sunday’s accident cast a pall over the New York racing world.
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UPI
Ruffian
Belmont Park
Frank Whiteley Jr
New York Racing Association
Stuart A. Janney
Foolish Pleasure
Recreation calendar highlights for July 9
The calendar lists activities at multiple venues from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. including Summer Track at Royster Track, Advanced Swimming at the Pool, band practices in Royster Music Room, tennis at NCCJC Court, arts and crafts, youth drama in NCCJC Auditorium, baton lessons in Central Park, a movie in Board Room, quiet playtime in the Library, and weightlifting at Royster Stadium.
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Royster Music Room
NCCJC
Central Park
Royster Stadium
Central
Cross and Highland Parks
Santa Fe
Local Sports Schedule July 10 12
Weekly activity list for Lincoln Santa Fe Otterbein NCCJC and Safari venues detailing games practices and classes across baseball softball tennis golf and youth programs from am to night with multiple age groups and locations. Key events include Flyweight Softball Lincoln School Dia and Babe Ruth Santa Fe Lighted Dia while industrial leagues 1 and 2 softball run at Santa Fe and 7 8 15 9 30 p.m. slots.
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Santa Fe
Otterbein Dial
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Cross and
Highland Parks
Royster
Central Park
Dia
Otterbein Dias
Three Industrial League routs at Santa Fe Park
In League No 1 play Thayer beat DeMeritt 24 to 4 with 31 hits and two homers. Las Palomas crushed Empire 40 to 9 after a record eight first inning runs and 18 in the third. Washburn exploded past Sonic 22 to 3 with six in the fourth, six in the fifth, and ten in the sixth.
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Ryan Wells
Alex Solomon
Jim Boecker
Monty Bailey
Tim Wimsett
Dodgers
Royals
Cards
Giants
Chad Elliot
Phillip Crepinsek
Gregg Trout
Donnie Haynes
Tommy King
Andy White
Johnny Shields
Wayne Jordan
Santa Fe Park
Thayer
DeMeritt
Empire
Las Palomas
Washburn
Sonic
Roadrunners extend win streak in junior league action
The undefeated Roadrunners beat Rug Rats 9-6 as Nicha Olson earned the win and hit a home run. In Ponytail action the Comets edged Phantoms 7-6 and Shockers downed Comets 13-2. Rug Rats topped Cubs 21-6 in Short Stop play. Oranges defeated Yellows 24-9 in Flyweight as Sherry Vanderford hit three homers.
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Roadrunners
Nicha Olson
Michelle Ratliff
Bug Rats
Rug Rats
Stacy Leroy
Cubs
Leroy
Ratliff
Oranges
Yellows
Sherry Vanderford
Carolyn Carter
Linda McCoy
Nancy Merrit
Kerry Huffman
Melinda Stewart
Mayberry Named AL Player of the Week After Heavy Homers
Kansas City’s John Mayberry earned the American League Player of the Week honor after blasting seven homers in six games last week. The 25 year old set a Royals record with four straight games with a homer and finished the span with a .375 average, eight runs and 10 RBIs including his 16th homer against Chicago on Sunday.
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UPI
Kansas City
John Mayberry
Ferguson Jenkins
Mayberry
Royals
Chicago
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