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...there ever such a lovely morn as this? Misery melts and frustration is finished. Mr. Attlee at last has named the day. The joyful day. The day of Socialism's funeral. The day when six years of miserable misrule will be gone forever ... Glory, glory, hallelujah...
...Whitney's Counterpoint, the $118,100 Belmont Stakes, the nation's most searching test (a mile and a half) for three-year-olds, over favored Battlefield (by four lengths) and Battle Morn; in New York. Derby Winner Count Turf finished seventh, 20 lengths back...
...crowd of 100,000-plus was inclined to bet on men, rather than horses. Arcaro got the biggest play and the favorite's role, at 12-5, not so much because he had one of the better mounts in Battle Morn, but because he had already won the Kentucky Derby four times. Said one trainer: "I'd bet on Arcaro if he were riding a pogo stick...
...glossy bay won going away, by a full four lengths over 53-1 Royal Mustang. Third, by a head, was strong-finishing Ruhe, winner of the Arkansas Derby. Phil D. was fourth, Fanfare fifth, Battle Morn sixth, Counterpoint. eleventh, Mameluke 20th and dead last. Count Turf's winning time for the mile-and-a-quarter grind (over a fast track): 2:02 3/5, fourth fastest in the Derby's 77-year history. The winner's purse: $98,050, a record Derby jackpot...
Would REPETOIRE go on to win at Churchill Downs? Views varied in the Jamaica paddock. Said Jockey McLean: "Four races, four wins-why not?" Said one veteran horseman: "BATTLE MORN lost a lot of ground and looked best." Said another: "Not one of them dogs can run a lick. To me they looked like the field for the Charlestown Derby...