Show J TOP FLIGHT WITHDRAWN FROM FAVORED FILLY WILL BE GIVEN OIVEN COMPLETE REST I Tick On Becomes Choice to Win Classic Race to Be BeRUIl BeRun BeRun Run RUIl on Saturday NEW YORK N. N Y MJ May 2 P P JP- Top Flight C. C V. V Whitneys Whitney's s unbeaten year old and until Saturday fa favorite favorite favorite fa- fa for the Kentucky derby today was withdrawn from the 3 old classic lc at nt Churchill Downs Saturday and arid will be thrown out of hard train train- fu ing The decision to withdraw the filly from rom the derby was announced by bj Tom Torn Henley Healey Whitneys Whitney's trainer who I Isaid said aid her disappointing showing Satur Satur- day in the Wood memorial at Jt Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Ja Ja- Ja- Ja maica had convinced her owner she was not In condition for the gruelling mile and quarter test in Kentucky Kentuck Top Flight finished fourth behind Universe Economic and Curacao a at Jamaica for her first defeat She had no excuses and was merely outrun We Ve are arc going to give Rive her a 3 rest Healey said and Sand then it if she improves improves improves im im- im- im proves start her herat at Belmont park during the spring meeting We have no definite engagements in m mind for her her future racing career depending depend depend- ing on how she trains when we start serious work with her again It is the second straight year In which the winter book favorite has been scratched from the derby Equipoise Equipoise Equi Equi- poise Whitneys Whitney's derby hope last year going wrong almost on the eve ol of the event Top Flight won in her un undefeated undefeated undefeated un- un defeated old 2 career winning seven severs races for a new fleW time newall-time time all money- money winning record and if she had trained and won several big stakes this year would have had a chance at Sun Beaus Beau's money mark and an m time all-time hi high h for lor fillies Only one Filly Regret has even won the derby and veteran horsemen had discounted Top Flights Flight's derby pretensions even before her defeat at Jamaica She was as the red hot public choice however her derby odds before before be be- fore Core the race Saturday being seven to two Aft After r her defeat they rose roseto roseto roseto to ten to one The scratching of Top Flight and Burning Blaze which was injured ina ina in ina a race at Churchill Downs Saturday leaves Tick On as the public choice LOUISVILLE May 2 Tick T P Tick On winner of the Hopeful stakes at Saratoga Saratoga Saratoga Sara Sara- toga and third in the list of ot 1931 year olds with in winnings is generally conceded to have had poor racing luck during the race in which he bowed last week to Spring Spring- steel S. S W. W Labrot's derby eligible Pocketed soon after the start and caught in a jam later in the running Tick On closed fast and might have won in a few more strides It did not increase his stock however when his conqueror Sprin steel was among the also rans Saturday in the Chesapeake peake stake at Havre de dc Grace won by y Evening George D. D Wideners Widener's fleet Heet filly which is not eligible for the derby Tick On arrived at Churchill Downs Saturday and was given a short blowout Sunday with no attempt at speed He appeared in excellent condition and his handlers said he would be ready for the race of his life Saturday |