Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 8 | Past History Favors Top Flight for Derby

Past ast History Favors Top Flight for Derby LOUISVILLE KY April 16 T PJ j- j There was loud outcry this year when it was announced the Kentucky Derby would be run on May 7 one or two weeks earlier than usual Some owners owners own own- ers claimed their would be deprived of just that much time Ume to train But if last years year's queen of oC the juveniles juve niles C. C V. V Whitneys Whitney's Top Flight is another Regret as many have dubbed her she need have no qualms about the early Derby date Regret the only filly to capture Derby honors In iii seven fifty years of the races race's history his tory won the 1915 Derby on May 8 8 Regret was wa owned by Harry Payne Whitney father rather of oC C. C V. V Whitney who inherited his stables It is young Whitneys Whitney's hope that his fathers father's colors col ors will be the first to deck three Derby winners Harry Payne Whitney Whit ney won the 1927 Derby with j kery in addition to the 1915 1015 race with Regret Back when Regret won the Derby weights were assigned on the basis of oC past record as ns well vell as for sex Now Derby weights are fixed at pounds for or col colts colts' and geldings with fillies getting getting getting get get- ting in for five pounds less Hence Henc Top Flight Flicht will have a pound five advantage ad vantage over o the remainder of the Derby field providing no other filly starts WEIGHT ADVANTAGE SA SAME IE This pound five advantage Is identical cal with the edge Regret had over the horse which ran second the year she won von Regret packed pounds and the second horse Pebbles carried Sharpshooter which ran i-an third bore conceding only two pounds to Regret REGRET ALSO FAVORITE Regret was vas as the favorite In 1915 1015 paying pay pay- ing to win 4 to place and to show in the 2 These are arc the approximate prices predicted on Top Flight if she wins this year year ear a favorite but not odds on as was Twenty Grand last year Regret ran the mile and a quarter Derby distance in 5 2 about average average aver aver- age for the Derby route The track was resurfaced last year before Twenty Grand raced to his 5 4 record Prior to that the record was 5 2 set sel by Old Rosebud in 1914 The principal argument against Top Flights Flight's chances this year are that hues fillies cannot hold their own In dis dis- dis lance tance races with colts Whether Top Flight can win races at more than a amile amile amile mile is yet to be determined but i it might be pointed out that the American Ameri Amen can record for a mile and a half 35 3 35 was set by Handy Mandy rand a filly at Latonia In 1927 4 j. j TOP op rr