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Hill Gail's time: 2:01.6, one-fifth of a second off the track record held by Whirlaway, the Calumet-Jones-Arcaro winner of the 1941 Derby. Was Hill Gail extended? Said Arcaro: "You don't finish a Derby with anything left...
Died. Warren Wright, 75, baking-powder heir (Calumet) and racing's all-time top moneywinner ($1,402,436 in 1947); in Miami Beach. His Calumet Farm stars included Whirlaway, Pensive, Armed, Citation, Coaltown, Ponder...
Questions & Answers. Three years ago, on one of his rare vacations, hard-working Marcel Boussac visited the U.S. In Kentucky's Blue Grass country, he saw Calumet Farm's famed Whirlaway, the 1941 triple crown winner. Said Boussac: "C'est pour moi" This summer, he completed a deal to lease Whirlaway for a three-year stud assignment in France...
...American reporters who would like to know what his breeding plans are for Whirlaway, Boussac will politely lift his hat, smilingly extend his hand in greeting. A subaltern will whisper, "M. Boussac thinks you have just paid him a compliment." No matter how well the reporter speaks French, the interview is closed. Four or five years hence, M. Boussac may supply the answer on French, British and possibly U.S. racetracks...
HORSE RACING: Man o' War (305), Citation (36), Whirlaway...