European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Derby drawing saturday May 7, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Trainer unhappy of Seattle slew s no. 4 Post position in Field of 15 by Chris Scherf. Louisville. By. Up the Luck of the draw was not so Good for Seattle slew. After 15 3-year-Olds were entered thurs Day for the 103rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Karen and Mickey Taylor s unbeaten Seattle slew Drew the no. 4 Post position As a music Box softly played my old Ken Tucky Home in the background of the Churchill Downs racing Secretary s office. Very said Jean Cruguet. Who will ride Seattle slew saturday. It s perfect said Mickey Taylor. But Trainer Billy Turner a tall lanky former steeplechase rider found it difficult to Muster much enthusiasm. If you Are on the inside you can get bottled up if the Leader stops in front of said the 37-year-old Trainer. Racing Luck Means a lot in a Large Field. Another thing people Don t realize is when you have a Large Field if you re on the inside your horse might have to stand in the Gate for five minutes or More. That s one of the reasons we do All the fussing and fooling in the morning school ing him in the Turner was even More disturbed by the Early morning cloudburst which forced him to scratch plans for a final workout for Seattle slew. Turner said there was no real problem because the Colt still can work Friday morning. However when asked what would happen if it rained Friday morning too. Turner turned around As if the idea two minutes but the race is Worth it by Milton Richman dim sports editor Louisville up the Kentucky Derby is nil Over m two minutes less time than it takes to get a Good Shoeshine. So if you catch a sneezing fit or Bend Down to look Lor something you dropped you can blow the finish. Yet thousands religiously make the annual pilgrimage Here simply so they can say they were on hand for what certainly is one o the outstanding spectacles in sports. It does t matter at All to those people who come Here from practically every state in the Union solely for the purpose of witnessing saturday s eighth race at Churchill Downs that they could pc seen it much better on television Back Home and could be been infinitely More comfortable whle doing does it matter that some who travel Long distances never get to see the race for one reason or another. The important thing with them is to be part of the Derby scene. For them nothing can possibly match being Here. Sitting in their living rooms continued on Page 25j caring for the favorite Donald Carroll leads Kentucky Derby favorite Seattle slew to his stall after a Rubdown following a Churchill Downs workout in Louisville by. A photo preface pressure Taylors appear to be on a Carefree family Outing. _,.j a i t.-i.-. I i Stu a incr who the tailors. Who live Manby Chris Scherf Louisville. By. Up ii the pres sure having the overwhelming Kentucky Derby favorite overcame Veteran Trainer Lenny july last year but Young Mickey and Karen Taylor seem immune to the worries of owning Seattle slew who Proba Bly will become the most valuable horse in the world if he wins saturday s racing Clas Jolley. Who finished second with honest pleasure last year became Curt and Short under the obvious Strain of pre Derby pressure the Taylors appear to be on a Carefree family Taylors have parked a Large camper on the Lawn next to Seattle slew s barn at Churchill Downs and the entourage Tenn. Drops 2 women s sports , Tenn. Lap the University of Tennessee has dropped women s gymnastics and Field hockey from us Var sity sports program leaving the school with five varsity sports for women basketball track swimming Tennis and volleyball includes Chet Taylor Mickey s father who is living in the camper to keep an eternal vigilance Over the unbeaten Colt. Also on tend during the morning Are a dozen other family members and friends. Often adjourning to the camper Tor Coffee and pancakes. Youth 16, cards Ace on his 1st swing Ever Dodge Center Minn. Api Many golfers play for years and never get a Hole a one. But a 16-year-old Byron. Minn., youth reached that goal the first time he Brucel Pierson Boi his thrill thursday at the Dodge country club in Dodge City. Minn. The Byron High school sent a class to the club so the students could play Golf f�rmers7n s group was scheduled to beam play at the fifth Hole which is 132 Yards lie stepped up to the Lee. Took his first swing Ever at a Golf Ball and saw troll into the Hole a Hole in one the Taylors in a Mobile Home on an Indian reservation in White Swan. Wash. Are becoming celebrities with the tremendous Media coverage of Seattle slew and Are enjoying the Derby buildup. If you can t have fun now. There s something wrong with said 31-year old Mickey who buys and Sells lumber. Jolley. Who won the 1975 Kentucky Derby with foolish pleasure definitely did not enjoy the swarm of reporters who surround a Derby favorite All week Long. Mickey Taylor has joked All week that if the pressure becomes too to sleep comfortably a couple of Bells of Jack Daniels will take care of the problem so far he Lias not needed the anaesthesia. Capelote sold to ohioan Louisville. By up Kentucky Derby entrant Pape Lole was sold to Marvin i. Warner of Cincinnati Capelote had been for ate for some time and the reported asking Price was $100.0 10 Imless in nine starts this year. Capelote finished second to nostalgia last saturday in the stepping purse at Churchill in wins. Was too gruesome to even consider. Mickey Taylor appeared much More relaxed than Turner about the Way the i i mile Derby was shaping up. He s fit the 31-year-old lumber entrepreneur said of Seattle slew installed As a 1-2 favorite in the Early line. He had a Good workout in the Wood. That s All it was a workout. It s Nice when you can have a workout in a $100,000 race he said with a Broad s a former Steeple Chaser and they really put a Good foundation in a horse. He won t run out of Seattle slew the son of bold reasoning my charmer scored an easy 3 4-Longth Victory Over Darby Dan farm s Sanhedrin in the Iveth mile Wood to run his winning Streak to six. The second Choice in the Early morning line was mrs. Hobert Lehmann s entry of run Dusty run and Bob s Dusty at 5-1. Run Dusty run. Ridden by Darrell Mchar gue finished second to Seattle slew last year in the voting for the 2-year-old championship. The two never have raced against each s Dusty Ridden by Julio Espinoza. Generally is conceded to be a Rabbit entered to Force Loo Quick an Early Pace and set up the race for a come from behind Effort by run Dusty run. I imagine Bob s Dusty Post no. 3 will jump out of the Gate Turner said. Any time there s an entry the purpose is for one of them to come out of the Gale strapping and banging and hollering and jumping up and run Dusty run Drew the no. 8 position Gerald Robins for the moment trained by i Tilloy Jill by and Ridden by Angel Cordero was the third Choice in the Field at 8-1 after drawing Post no. 10. After the drawing. Jill by leaned Over to racing Secretary la Dolan and Whis Percy can we go for two out of three Jolley won the 1975 Kentucky Derby with foolish pleasure but found out last year that an Odds on favorite can be beaten when his honest pleasure a full brother to for the moment was second to bold Forbes who was Ridden by Cordero. Peter Fuller who had dancer s image disqualified after winning the 1968 Derby because a test for Mutaz Olidine turned out positive owns 12 5 per cent interest in for the moment. Harbor View farm s affiliate trained by last year s winning handler Barrera. Was listed at 15-1 with a Amazon farm s gel attic axe. Jean Louis Levesque s i Boulez. George Steinbrun nor s Steve s Friend. Darby Dan farm s Sanic Drin. William Parish s nostalgia and Joseph Roebling s Western wind All at 20 1 there was a three horse betting Field of la Luna stable s sir sir. Louis Noble s a Delate and w c. Partee s Best person listed at 30-1. 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