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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
15
New York reports plans for Seattle Slew's future after an undefeated Triple Crown. Options include racing in the Travers on August 20, possible fall campaigns, or retirement to stud. Trainers and owners debate grass racing, potential matchups with Forego, and whether to campaign as a two and three year old.
Text, a 101 outsider, stunned the field in Hollywood Park’s nine furlong Argonaut Handicap over Bad n Big and Sonny Collins. Darrel McHargue rode the winner, who set a rapid pace and edged clear late to set a stakes record as McHargue notched his ninth win in five days.
Joe Rudi powered a five-run eighth inning with a three-run homer and a two-run shot earlier as the Angels beat the Indians 11-4. Don Baylor and Dave Chalk also homered, lifting Los Angeles to a season-high 16 hits and a third-place AL West tie. Sherry Paei shuffled the lineup for the third straight game as Ryan battled through a shoulder pain while aiming to pitch every four days, with Minnesota and Chicago looming on the trip.
Forego, seeking to rise to second on the all time money list behind Kelso, meets nine rivals in the 1 1 8 mile Nassau County Handicap at Belmont Park. Ridden by Bill Shoemaker, the Martha Gerry horse carries 136 pounds as he pursues a fourth Horse of the Year title and the goal of two million in earnings.
In the Greater Bakersfield Softball Invitational the Lakewood Jets fell 4-3 to Super Auto Napa, ending fourth overall. Earlier they defeated Guanella Santa Rosa 1-0 in one inning while Mike Denton’s Hire Styles and Tim Sepulveda contributed key hits. Glenn Beamon drove in the deciding run during a four run fifth inning surge.
Defending champion Bill Muncey steering Atlas Van Lines won the 4th Presidents Cup unlimited hydroplanes on the Potomac River after Miss Budweiser jumped the start. Muncey averaged 101.653 mph on the 2 mile course. Mickey Remund set a heat record at 112.782 mph.
Loel Schrader notes Long Beach native Jack Smitheran as UC Riverside baseball coach who built a program that beat six Division I clubs in the regular season and swept three games with L.A. State, aiding Riverside’s rise to the College World Series with players like Mike Lord from Long Beach City College.
Three stakes events are set for the coming week at Los Alamitos Race Course starting with the Lassie Stakes for 3 year old fillies tonight then Bardella Stakes for 2 year olds on Friday and Ladle Stakes for 1 year old colts and geldings on Saturday Take Me Freely is a leading favorite in the Lassie having won seven of 17 starts and earnings near 70000 Bay Meadows Futurity winner Kingdom Key Sea Stakes winner Easy Della Jet and Bay Meadows Futurity runner up Pass the Jue are among likely runners in the Bardella with Truly Terrific Truly Easter Domegood Humbert Suwanee Judge and Think Money also listed
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