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...post time, was unbeaten this year until an Eastern upstart named Jim French defeated him in the Santa Anita Derby. Impetuosity startled even his trainer when he won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland two weeks ago. Among the several dark horses was an import from South America named Canonero II, the only horse on the track that had previously raced the 1¼mile Derby distance. But his prospects were dim, according to one tip sheet: "Canonero II. Unknown factor from Venezuela who just got out of quarantine. No horse from abroad has ever won the Derby...
...rest of the entrants have outside chances to win, at best. To say that some of them are longshots is understating the case. Royal Leverage was running in claiming races in March, and Forulla has never won a single race. Canonero II. the Venzuelan horse, just recently got out of quarantine...