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...grey colt was a son of the great Native Dancer, but he had chronically "mushy" (swollen) ankles, and it seemed he might never get to the races. So Owner Peter Fuller decided to get rid of him. He changed the horse's name from A.T.'s Image (after Fuller's father, former Massachusetts Governor A. T. Fuller) to Dancer's Image, and put him up for auction. The bidding reached $25,000, stopped-and, just as the gavel was about to fall, Fuller had a change of heart. After bidding $26,000 himself, he paid...
...drug which figured in this first disqualification in Derby history was Phenylbutazone, which, ironically, is as far from the "dope" that the Record American immediately labelled it, as owner Peter Fuller '46 is from Mafia leader Raymond Patriarcha. "Bute" is the equine equivalent of aspirin, a simple pain-killer which is widely used by veterinarians and has no stimulating effects. Its use was legal until several years...
...unanswered question is why Lou Cavalaris, Dancer's Image's competent and indisputably honest trainer, would administer it--knowing that it would show up in the routine urine test administered to all race winners. "There is a good possibility a mistake might have been made," a stunned Fuller said last night. He would not elaborate...
...Fuller said yesterday that he has not yet decided whether to run his horse in the Preakness and the Belmont, the final two races of the Triple Crown. The disqualification gives the new victor's owner, Calumet Farm, an unprecedented eight Derby winners. Forward Pass joins the ranks of such Calumet greats as 1948 Derby-winner Citation, who went on to become the last winner of the Triple Crown...
...Grey & the Gig. That was enough to convince the odds makers, who installed Forward Pass as the early-line Derby favorite (at 2-1). The second choice (at 4-1) is Dancer's Image -who is exactly that. Owned by Massachusetts Auto Dealer Peter Fuller, who turned down an offer of $1,000,000 for the colt last month, Dancer's Image is a son of Native Dancer. Like his daddy, he is a grey. Like his daddy, he prefers to come from off the pace: two weeks ago, at New York's Aqueduct Race Track...