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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1977

Page

14

Seattle Slew wins under pressure in Derby prep

Seattle Slew, calmed by trainer Bill Turner, battles trouble to clinch the 1 1/4 mile Derby prep victory. The 1-year-old colt, son of Bold Reasoning, shows growth, with plans to race in Belmont Park and potential Preakness entries pending decisions by trainer Smiley Adams and owners.

Louisville Seattle Bold Reasoning Churchill Track Mike Kennedy Belmont Park New York Sts Pluna Sundamoring Taylor Smiley’ Adame Ban Dus Ron Dust I Nella

Red Sox Edge Angels In 4-3 Win Frantic Ninth

Rookie Gil Flores opened the seventh with a triple and battled Boston’s defense as Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski starred with a pair of key plays. Flores later slid into second safely on a disputed replay as Boston held off Los Angeles.

Gil Flores Joe Rudi Rick Burleson Ruxti Angel Norm Sherry Burleson Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski Flores Fenway Park Yastrzemski The Empire Angels Sherry Barry Dalton

Sweden Advances to Davis Cup Semifinals Over Austria

Sweden blanked Austria 5 0 on an indoor court to reach the European Zone B semifinals and set up a clash with Italy. Kell Johansson won 6-1 6-3, while Rolf Norberg defeated Peter Feigl 9-7 6-4 6-4 in the singles.

Stockholm Sweden Austria Italy

Slew Loses Local Fame as Hometown Celebrates Quietly

In White Swan Washington residents marked Seattle Slew's Renedy Dest victory without fanfare. Inside Mark and Monte Carl's station the race played on an eight inch TV while Elmer's Trading Post kept normal business. ABC's Jim McKay misnamed the town Swan Lake prompting a terse reaction.

White Swan Wash Seattle Karen Mickey Taylor Yakima Jodian Mark Monte Carl Elmer's Trading Post ABC Jim McKay Swan Lake Mark Carl

Taisez Vous wins in mud at Hollywood Park Railbird Stakes

Favored Taisez Vous rallies in the stretch to win the seven furlong Railbird Stakes on a muddy track at Hollywood Park. Fernando Toro rode Taisez Vous as she covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:22 earning 115 pounds and paying 4.20 3.40 2.60. Wavy Waves finished second with 4.40 and 3.20, while Silent Wisdom paid 3.80 to show. Leading jockey Sandy Hawley added three wins creating a meet total of 36, ahead of Laffit Pincay with 26.

Teisez Vous Hollywood Park Taisex Vous Fernando Toro Wavy Waves Silent Wisdom Ikes Talser Vous Sandy Hawley Hostess Jungle Mission Vibrant Glow Hawley Pow

Andretti Wins Futile Circuit Thriller In Flag-to-Flag Sprint

Andretti masters a brutal race as Regazzoni and Brambilla fail after early slipups on lap nine. Jacques laps later suffers a loose wheel on his Matra and claws back to seventh. Winning time 1 42 5272.

Clay Regazzoni Vittorio Brambilla Italy Surtees

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