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COUNT JOHN EYES WATERFORD MILE—Miami Stable’s Count John, second in the West Virginia Derby here on July 17, has his work cut out for him next Saturday in the second running of the Water-lord Park Silver Plate Mile. This feature is a $3500 added affair for three-year-olds and upward, at a mile under handicap conditions. 18 nominations have been received for the race, with horses being named from every sector of the East and Mid-west. Count John is shown with his regular rider Earl Shamp petting ready for a morning workout.$3,500 RACE ON SATURDAY18 Nominated For Waterford StakeCHESTER - One of the strong- j bein’s Base Hit and Cassopolis, est fields ever to gather in one lhc latter a surprise winner ofrace at Waterford Park have beenlast Saturday s Buckeye Prepl aSilver Plate Mile, a $3500. added! finished second to Etimota in the handicap for three-year-olds and Derby, was also named to the upwards, to be run here next Mile by his trainer Adrienne Per-Saturday, August 17. ; ez.Some of the best horsc-s in the Other highly regarded nomine-area as well as several from! cs are Cover Leaf, owned by J. Canada, Ohio. Oklahoma, Kentuc-|W. Mecom and trained by Paul ky and Maryland are among the :LaDue of Texas: Donofrio nominations that closed on Satur-1 Fischer’s King's Ghcst. trained day, July 10. : by Walter R. Fischer; LillianHeading the list is the two-horse Bayliff's Often, trained by Bob entry trained by Pat Santo, who I floltlnis; Our Forte, racing in the-has nominated the West Virginia silks of Vincent A. Sheehy and! Derby winner, Etimota. racing in j trained by Charles Verts; S. T. 1 the colors of Mrs. Horatio Luro. I Crew’s Cuvier Relic, trained by! The other part of the entry is; Milton Rinke; Mon • Kro Burn;Puss n Boots, owned by M i s s - Stable’s Si Magic, handled by Rorie Gian. j Rayburn; Royal Saya, a consis-Owner-traincr D.C. Armstrong,! tent winner here this year that iswho hails from Elk City O k 1 a -homa, also named a pair of campaigners. Soott City Girl and like Rocksville, the former was the cusy winner of the Frog's Club Derby two weeks ago.Still another two-horse entry is that trained by F.1I. Becker of Nebraska City. Nebraska. I! i s nominate-’* arc F. E. Zeigcn-owned by River Hill Farm and trained by Edd:e Collins; E.S. Hineman’s Parsifal, with trainer Dan Chamblin; and owner-tralner Alex Fabrizio's Time Off.Post time for the 11 race Waterford Mile Day program is set at 2:00 p.m. with the feature race going postward at approximately 5:45 p.m.
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Weirton Daily Times

Weirton, West Virginia, US

Wed, Aug 14, 1963

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