Show Count Turf Wins in n Derby Upset By B- Leo II Petersen United Pros Press Sports Sport Writer LOUISVILLE Ky K May lay 7 7 The racing world was left in a state of confusion Monday by Count Turfs Turf's flabbergasting victory victory vic vie tory in the Kentucky derby and the chief casualty seemed to be bethe bethe bethe the Preakness stakes The rile Preakness second jewel in racing's triple crown normally draws the cream of the Derby crop for another battle at a slightly shorter distance But this tills year Count Turf wont won't run in the Preakness And neither will vill any of the tile three horses which gave the surprise derby champion hi his closest race Royal Mustang l and Phil D. D They arent aren't going to run in inthe inthe inthe the big race at Pimlico May 1 19 because they arent aren't eligible And they arent aren't eligible because their owners weren't verent willing to gamble 2500 to enter them before before before be be- fore the deadline was as reached on April 16 ni Big Biff Odds Add this to Count Turfs Turf's victory victory vic vie tory at odds of 1460 to 1 and andou you ou get et a picture of the tile confusion confusion confusion sion that reigns in n the tile turf world Even John J J. J Amiel Amid the restaurant restaurant restaurant res res- I owner who bought Count I Turf as a yearling for at Saratoga sales admitted entering the horse in the derby was just justa a hunch Amid Amiel said he bought the young colt olt oIt simply because he couldn't be too bad had with that kind of breeding The derby victory alone worth an time all-time record of made the gamble gamble gamble gam gam- ble one of the best in the history history history his his- tory of the turf And trainer Sol didn't even en bother to show up for the therace race race-he race he stayed at Jamaica N. N Y and listened to the race on the radio Jockey Confident Only jockey Conn McCreary l desperate for anything to ride in his comeback attempt to prove hes he's not washed up was high on Count Turfs Turf's chances lIe He said he lie thought his horse would win in but admitted he didn't make even a 2 bet on him As for the losers like favorite Battle Morn lorn there were no real excuses offered Typical was as the reaction of Battle Morns Morn's rider famed Eddie Arcaro who said his liis mount stumbled a little but not Ilot enough to matter maller There were wide differences of af of opinion on OIl just how good Count Turf is Most 1 horsemen point to lo his poor over all record and alid say he merely proved the best jest of a mediocre field Fast Pace But others point to his winning winning win win- I ning fling time 5 2023 5 3 and remind you that only three derbies ever were run faster and that Count Fleet himself a triple crown champion was as clocked in flat IlaL But the Preakness will do nothing nothing noth noth- I Ifor ing to settle these arguments for Count Turf and the principal principal pal members of the cast wont won't be he there Instead a group group of I Itile the tile derby rans also-rans plus some new flew additions will ill battle over i ithe the Preakness' Preakness slightly shorter distance 1 16 3 miles as compared com corn I pared to the derbys derby's 1 IVi miles And that could make the Belmont Bel- Bel Belmont Belmont mont stakes third jewel jevel of the crown the tile biggest race of the tile year For it will bring together I Count Turf and his championship 1 challenger the Preakness winI winner win win- ner ncr at the rugged distance of I 1 miles |