Bold Forbes Finds Track to His Liking at Pimlico
Laz Barrera trains Bold Forbes to a fast half mile work at Pimlico as the Derby winner eyes a wire to wire bid in the Preakness with Honest Pleasure. Track speed rails the race plans while Life's Hope and other contenders loom as threats in the six horse field. The Preakness offers $182,200 in purse with $129,700 to the winner.
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Del Mar Opens 1976 Season With Record Stakes and Grass Course
Del Mar Calif July 28 marks the start of the 1976 racing season featuring a record 830000 in Stakes and 26 added money events. The track unveils a new look grass course and will run the main track at about 12 miles.
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del Mar, Calif
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del Mar
Jazz coach Newton resumes talks with New Orleans club
New Orleans Jazz resumed contract negotiations with coach Butch Van Breda Kolff after rejecting an earlier offer amid salary dispute. His contract expires at end of May. He met for hours with General Manager Bill Bertka, who then flew to California to discuss with club president Sam Battistone.
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NEW Orleans
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New Orleans Jazz
Butch van Breda Kolff
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Tickets on sale for Olympic trials in Montreal and Wiesbaden
Tickets are on sale for Olympic trials in Montreal and a meet in Wiesbaden. The events involve international athletes seeking to qualify for the Olympic Games.
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Montreal
Sane
Wiesbaden
Ak Sar Ben Race Entries and Purses Rundown
The list outlines multiple races at Ak-Sar-Ben with purses ranging from 4 200 to 35 000 and claiming prices from 3 200 to 6 900 for four year olds and up. Entries feature numerous horses such as No Boy, Trutton Anderson, and Rom an Zipper with connections like Ecoffey, Hil l, and Whited.
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Buster A Herrera
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Sy Bive
No Boy
Ecoffey
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Brown
Biographical Peterson
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Santage
Osage
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Joni
Fearless Pleasure
Rious Road
Catlike
Maple
Jgnt
Old Joe
AH. Roberts
Quill Gordon
Cubill — Maple
Sasa — Williams
Janan — Brown
Jones
Bronze Rail
Valentine Kid — Santage
Rain Threatens Final Tuneups at Indianapolis Speeday
Rain and dark clouds forced an early shutdown of the 2 1 2 mile oval in Indianapolis for the final practice before the weekend time trials. The forecast called for continued showers and thunderstorm activity through Saturday morning with top contenders including Johnny Rutherford A J Foyt and Al Unser among the pole front row candidates though Foyt and Unser faced minor engine concerns with an English Cosworth.
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UPI
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Indiana
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A. J. Foyt
al Unser
Foyt
Columbus JV Defeats York in Tennis Dual
Columbus junior varsity topped York by 63 in a Wednesday dual. Singles winners were Joan Olson 8-3 Donna Steiner 8-0 Cheryl Polson 8-0 Beth Potter 8-1. Diane Tredway 5-8 and Sue Irby 3-8 lost. Fergin and Bev Meyer lost 9-8 in a tiebreaker. Vel Miletich noted car handling problems needing fine tuning.
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Donna Steiner
Cheryl Polson
Beth Potter
Diane Tredway
Sue Irby
Fergin
Bev Meyer
Kearney Rallies Past Concordia to Reach Semis
Kearney trailed early but capitalized on Concordia pitching in the ninth inning to win and advance to the semifinals. Rick Merrill delivered the game winning hit as Loren Larrabee, Ken Bucholtz, and Chris Wellmer contributed key RBIs. Frank Ryan earned the win for Kearney while Randy Gast took the loss. Wayne earned a semifinal berth with a 5-2 victory over Dana.
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Concordia
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Glen
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Ak-Sar-Ben Race Results From Omaha Nebraska
Results from Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha show winners across seven races with payouts. Notable winners include Purser's Folly in the first race paying 15.00 7.20 6.60 and Easter Guest in the sixth race paying 32.00 14.00 6.60, along with exacta and daily double payouts.
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Tough Joey
Girls state track meet opens in North Platte with showdown
Five returning state record holders attend as Hastings St. Cecilia targets a sixth Class C title. More than 740 girls from 254 schools compete over two days, with a headline Class A sprint duel between Cindy Tatum and Liz Lee and multiple record prospects across events.
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Neb
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de Neeigh
Cindy Tatum
Liz Lee
Grand Island
Sixth Grade Track Meet Results at Pawnee Park
Columbus Telegram reports results from the Sixth Grade Boys and Girls Track and Field Meet at Pawnee Park. Girls show wins in shot put Lesa Blaser and long jump Mary Wong with top heights and jumps. boys list LeRoy Krueger and Ron Hagelstein among winners in shot put and long jump. Relays and sprints add Lincoln North Park Highland Park and Duncan as leading teams with multiple first-place finishes.
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Ewert
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Jacobs
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Mostek
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John Keasch
Walgren
Carmichael
Eam Emerson
Polson
Omaha game is juiced in baseball clash with Indianapolis
The American Association baseball game between Omaha and Indianapolis drew attention as both teams battled for early-season dominance. Key players from Omaha boosted scoring while Indianapolis pitching aimed to contain the surge.
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UPI
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Al Geiberger’s comeback wins 1974 Sahara Invitational and 1975 titles
Al Geiberger ended an eight year winless streak by taking the Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas during October 1974. He added victories in 1975 at the Tournament of Champions in La Costa, California, and the Tournament Players Championship in Fort Worth, Texas.
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