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...trainer of a horse that had won ten out of eleven races and was rated the commanding favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, LeRoy Jolley could not be blamed if he felt a little cocky before the 101st Derby last week. Jolley, though, was anything but arrogant about his sleek bay colt, Foolish Pleasure. And for good reason: 13 years ago Jolley, then an untested young trainer, came to Churchill Downs with popular favorite Ridan, only to see his horse fade in the stretch and finish third in the 1¼-mi. test for three-year-olds. This year...
Harvard goalie Leroy Thompson was injured and removed from the game in the third period when a shot hit him on the face mask...
Perhaps the surest indicator of the Crimson's decided superiority in the game was the fact that for the first time this season, everyone on the roster saw action. Bruce Poliquin and Jim Michaelson gave regular net-minder LeRoy Thompson fourth quarter relief, though he little needed it in a relatively easy outing...
Tension is now the password in Barn 42, as Greer and trainer Leroy Jolley await the biggest test of Foolish Pleasure's racing career. While the colt has captured headline after headline on route to ten victories in eleven career starts, the rapid development of other powerful contenders has drastically changed the complexion of the 101st Derby...
...Harvard defense--and especially the play of goalie Leroy Thompson--that kept the contest close. Thompson made 26 saves, 14 in the first half alone, in his best game of the season...