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Dave Giandomenico and Brian Jolley tallied for K-House in the final, while Greg Dumanian--who allowed only three goals in three tournament games but had never played competitive hockey before this year--mishandled only one of Eliot's efforts...
...Ryan to go to the air--and for once that strategy worked. Slater grabbed a pass on the end of a long curl pattern to put the Deacons at the 12, and two plays later Ryan lofted the ball over the defense into the arms of tight end Brian Jolley in the back of the endzone...
Indeed the lineup was so unimpressive that Trainer Leroy Jolley took the uncommon step of entering a filly against the colts. Genuine Risk was the first filly to make the run for the roses since 1959. Only one female had ever won the race, Regret in 1915. Said one bookmaker: "Any time a Derby field isn't strong enough to scare off the girls, you've got trouble...
After Genuine Risk proved impressive in filly races this spring, Jolley decided to enter her in the Wood Memorial, where she finished a strong third, l½ lengths behind Plugged Nickle. After extended debate, it was decided to put her in the Derby against 1980's weak crop of colts. Vasquez underlined the wisdom of the decision: "Against the colts out there today, she could have run two miles...
...Ruler, a famous front runner whose offspring have carried that trait. Both have canny jockeys: Baeza, who sits in the saddle like an emperor, and Angel Cordero, New York's top rider in 1975. Of the two, Baeza is considered better at saying whoa to a speed horse. Jolley and Bold Forbes' trainer, Laz Barrera, will each have to guess the tactics of the other before the Derby begins and decide upon his own. Both jockeys will then have to make split-second decisions as to whether those best laid of plans will have to be abandoned...