Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-07 | Page 17 | Time Will Tell Whether Omaha is Equal to His Famed Father

Time Will Tell Whether Omaha Is Equal to His Famed Father FRENCH LANE LOUISVILLE Ky May 7 Simultaneously Simultaneously with the crowning of the derby winner each year comes an uncanny yet definite def- def mite nite feeling that the winner will or will not become the cham- cham pion ion of the year Cavalcade Gallant Fox Reigh Count and Bubbling Over all aJl left lefto no o doubt in the minds of those who watched them triumph that they were vere budding champions This was not ot so when Brokers Tip Clyde Van fan Dusen and Burgoo King ing won the derby Even in victory vic vic- tory ory they did not look like cham- cham ions Everybody left in this drear dreary rain ain soaked derby city is cheered up p b by a premonition that they watched a new champion start on his ils way when they saw Omaha win the tho 10 derby There was a a. genuine ring of ot sincerity sincerity sincerity sin sin- in every congratulation which Owner William Woodward received He had haa come alone to the derby His wife wiCe son and four daughters heard the news of victory victory vic vie tory in their home in New York Owner Woodward was up early and soon was en cn route to Paris Ky and is spending a week there at Arthur B. B Hancocks Hancock's Claiborne farm where Omaha was bred and foaled He Ho went vent there not only to visit Mr Hancock Hancock- but also to see sec Gallant Fox Fox sire of Omaha which horse he also owns and Sir HI III the sire of Gallant Fox These noted Doted horses occupy adjoining stables stables sta sta- sta- sta bles bJes at the Claiborne breeding place After his whirlwind sweep to the championship as a year old Gallant Gallant Gallant Gal Gal- lant Fox was retired Ho He joined Sir in Ut at nt stud and in his first crop of sons and daugh daughters ers was the colt Omaha winner winner win win- ner flee of yesterdays yesterday's derby Omaha's next objective Is the Preakness stakes to be run at Pm- Pm lico In Maryland Saturday His racing schedule will be about the same as the one his sire Gallant Fox followed Besides the tha Preakness Prenk- Prenk ness it ft will include the American derby Arlington classic Belmont stakes Lawrence realization His deeds may even overshadow those of his illustrious old man Anyway that's the feeling everyone had after he galloped home in the derby