Foolish Pleasure Aims For Derby Victory At Louisville
Foolish Pleasure, the 9-5 favorite, faces 14 rivals in the 101st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Owner John L. Greer says he hopes to win but cannot guarantee, while Jacinto Vasquez rides from post 3. Prince Thou Art and Master Derby loom as main challengers from outside positions. Post time is 5:32 p.m. EDT with ABC TV coverage planned.
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Foolish Pleasure
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Churchill Downs
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Prince Thou Art
Golden Chance Farm
Derby Field Set With Big Names and Post Positions
Journal reports top contenders for the upcoming race include Sylvan Place with Angel Cordero Jr. at post 14, Master Derby at post five with Darrell McHargue, and Avatar ridden by Bill Shoemaker at post 10. Others include Promised City at outside post, Bombay Duck at 15, and Diabolo ridden by Laffit Pincay Jr., among a full field of stakes winners and detailed post slots.
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Avatar
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Roland Aristone Sr
Bombay Duck
Max Gluck
Media
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Julio Espinoza
Jack Dreyfus
Mike Hole
Bids for Leagues Highlight Political Ties in Sport Leadership
The piece contrasts William Eckert’s military backed Baseball leadership with Lawrence O'Brien’s Washington connections as NBA leader. It discusses league merger hopes, TV contracts, and the risk of politics outweighing sports expertise in top jobs.
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Rebuilt Bucks go on display
Columbus Ohio AP Woody Hayes begins the spring intrasquad Red White game as Ohio State rebuilds after losing 13 regulars from the 1974 Rose Bowl team. Archie Griffin leads an inexperienced line with Cornelius Greene and Brian Baschnagel in the backfield. seven starters from 1974 remain.
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Knowles finds Cubs contender tag after trade relief
Darold Knowles, traded from Oakland to Chicago with Manny Trillo for Billy Williams, says the Cubs look like a pennant contender as they post a 13-5 start. He notes his three saves and 12 scoreless innings boost Chicago, while manager Jim Marshall praises the team’s timely play.
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Oakland A’s
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Reds face scoring drought despite strong April starts
Pete Rose Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench posted career April highs but Cincinnati started 12 11 as sparky anderson shuffled the lineup moving Dave Concepcion to Morgan s spot Rose topped 32 hits Bench 8 doubles and 4 homers yet the offense produced only 36 RBIs as miscues allowed late opposition life. The Reds open a six game home stand facing Atlanta and Fred Norman against Roric Harrison.
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Cincinnati
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Reds
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Sparky Anderson
Dave Concepcion
Joe Morgan
Morgan
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Atlanta
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Roric Harrison
Aaron Breaks RBI Record As Brewers Rout Tigers
Hank Aaron drives in two to reach 2,211 RBIs, surpassing Babe Ruth’s mark in a 17-3 Milwaukee win over Detroit. He collects four hits as DH, boosts average to .218, and extends Ruth's home run total legacy while Robin Yount, Sixto Lezcano, and Darrell Porter contribute key hits and runs.
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Yount
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