, , ~ ..... , . ....... ..... ~.' , •.••1101 ,.", ..... ~ 4 .... · .•. ~... ""." ...,. ""....~ -" .., . ~ .1 .\.. , . '. The 25c PER COpy NO, 38 IN OUR 37TH YEAR . RlllDos6, UNCOLNCQUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88345 MoNDAY, AUGUST 30,1982 , DASHINGLY, SPECIAL EFFORT TRAIL .. Jusfallold Love iust unbeatable byDICKALWAN sweeping the lwo-year-old Triple Crown. he considered tWo key points before sen­ The fans made Cute Investment a 3-5 and MARK GORDON That was a precedent in quarter horse rac· ding Justanold Love from her home base fa~orlte In the 44O-yarl! daah, but the filly SpeeialEffort, the quarter horse who ing. This year. the colt got a headstart In In Los Alamitos (California) 10 compete in - at least In theearlygolog- appeared to . was considered just about invincible, suf· his bid forthethree-year-old TripleCrown, the t\llrd and final leg or the Triple Crown. bein hot water. fered his first defeat in Sunday's finale of winning the$354,000 KaIlllllS Derby. Buthis "Speelal Effort isa great hose, but he's Rebeller, the 2-1 secqnd favorite, got a the $1 m1l1iorr AII·American Derby at· dreams of knocking off the Triple Crown run against the same horses all the time. heads-up startand assumed theearlvlead. Ruidoso DowllS. for three-year-olds went up In smoke when We've been running nose-to-nose with .Texas Viking, a 17-1shot comln, OIIt of the Special Effortbroke sluggishly out of the he failed to qualify for the Rainbow Derby Dashingly In California. But last year 1~lde post, was also filled with early number 9 post position, never managed to (although he won his trial heat). ". Dashingly didn't act like she was a~ pOwer. '. " reach a threatening position in the Speelal Effort was hoping to convert the cllmated to Ruidoso Downs. We thought Cute Investment lagged a bit at the 'i 44O-yard sprint, and crossed the wire in AIl-American Derby Into his 14th straight Justanold Love would fit Ruidoso Downs start, finding herself In fourth place. But third place, win. The outcome appears to cast some better this year !han she would." jockey Jimmy Hunt didn't let the grass The victory - and the portiy victory doubt as to the colt's future racing plans. The 39-year-old horseman added: "The grow under his feet. He went to worli im­ purse of $333,000 - went to Justanold His value'as a stallion Is almost 'im­ way Justanold Love Is built, and the way mediately, asking Cute Investment to tum Love, a filly who ran a bangup race as a measureable. On the eve of Special she acts. makes her a better horse for on the steam. I!H shot. Jerry Nicodemus was in the sad· Effort's conquest of the A11-Amerlclln. Ruidoso Downs." The people's choice steadily trimmed die. Futurity a year, ago, he was syndicated For trainer Cascio, the Derby was a away her·deficlt. With about 100 yards to Justanold Love exploded out of the for $IS million. great homecoming: Cascio once made go, she was almost on even terms in the numher 4 post position, assulned the lead Just before the bell sounded for the Der­ Ruidoso Downs his racing home (he's won struggle for the lead. Rebelier began to almost from the start, and was never put by, Speelal Effort Ilcted up in the starting lwo AU·American Futurities), but with fade, and Texas Viking was In similar to p'ressure. In the final 50 yards or so, she gate. Itwasn't much ofa nervousoutburst, changlng commlttments fr.om his owners, trouble. drifted a bit to theoutside, butshewas well but itwas enough to sendshudders through he's §J)ent the last four years at Los ALL·AMERICAN DERIY WINNER. Justanold Love, with Jerrv Nicodemus In command. his supporters. Usually an explosive Alamitos. "I reallY tho\!.lOlt I could outrun Cute Investment Increased her grip with up, is led into the Ruidoso Downs winner's circle after winning the $1 Justanold Love hit the finish three­ starter, Special Effort got outof thegate in Special Effort hist year, but Justanold each stride. In the final dozen jumps, she fourths lengths on. top. Dashingly, who ninth place. LOve was a little Immature and a weak was pUlling away with great authority. million All-American Derbv. Justanold Love went off at lOY, -1 odds. mustered a game closing bid, ended up se­ For the rest of the journey, it was a case kind of a filly. But she's really matured The filly bounded under the wire with a cond. The filly was a length In front of of trying to swim upstream. Jockey W. R. since then. I knew she had ability. Last two-length lead, stopping the clock in a Speelal Effort at the wire.. Hunt tried his best to get Special Effort In­ year as a two-year-old. she ran a 17.59 for crisp 21.71 seconds. She collected $22,000 The Derby winner, a filly by Dash For to a striking position, but it was a lost 350 yards. That's the fastest time In Z1 for her owners, Fletcher J. Huskey and Cash out of Callmecutie, Is owned by J. E. cause. Much to hi.. credit, Special Effort years at Los Alamitos." Sam Womack of Poolville, Texas. The Jumonville Jr. of Ventress, LouIsiana. tried to rally - but It was useless against Cascio said Justanold Love would com­ tra.lner Is W. Larry Stevens. Sewer bond vo.te Charles W. Cascio Is the trainer. the likes of Justanold Love and Dashingly. pete next in the Budweiser Derby tllis fall The victory boosted Cute Investment's Justanold Love returned $28 to win, $3,40 Justanold Love looked like a winner· at Turf paradise in Phoenix and then careerearnings up to $338,09t. The biRj!est to place, $3.40 10 show.. The filly went Into from the start - and the filly never let up. would face the nation's best quarter horses win of her career came earlier in the sum· the Derby with the fifth·best qualifying When she reached the wire, she was still in the Champitm 01 Champions classic in mer, when she steamed to a nose decision time (22.<17 seconds) and career earnings pounding the turf with gusto. Dashingly, December at Los Alamitos. in the $668,620 Rainbow Derby at Ruidoso. setDecem·ber 14 of $212,142. Her '82 record now stands at ridden by Danny Cardoza, uncorked a The winning jockey. Jerry Nicodemus, First was worth $232,267. 4-2-1 from eight startS. strong move at the mid-way point, but put in: "She didn't have Gny problems at Fans who supported Cute Investment in by D"VIDSIIEPP"RD On Friday. Hlne saId another possible The winning time ot 21.68 seconds, on a could not approach the pace-setter. all. She got away strongly, I wasn'tgetting means of financing could be a loan from fast trackand against a slightwin, was the Here's the ~ay the rest of the field into her a whole lot, but I was lelling her the First Consolation had to be contenl Slaff Writer second best in the nine-year history of the with modest mutuel returns of $3.40, $2.40. the Farmers Home Administration checked In. the purse money earned: 4th-. run. That was only the second time I've $2.40. Rebelier, ridden by Jacky Martin for In a special meeting Thursday, the fFmHAI. The agency recently orrered Derby. The stakes record of 21.56 was set Johnny Vlttoro, $46,000; 5th - deadbeat ridden her. I rode her last year in the such a loan If the village would raise mal­ by Mlto Wise Dancer in 1976. between War Star Wrangler 'and Kindergarten Futurity at Los Alamitos. Ann Freeman of El Paso, Texas, and Alice Ruidoso council scheduled a bond election $3~,!JOO; Fisher of Wichita Falls. Texas, ended up December 14 for sewer Improvements In ching funds. but the agency attached a Dashingly. leased by Anne Phillips of Lightrooted, each earning 7th ­ I've always known she's a super horse. I the Ponderosa Helghta and Gavllan deadline for a response. Frisco, rexas, is another daughterof Dash Outa Control, $33,000: 8th - Classy Native, hate to see a good horse tSpecial Effort) second. The filly collected $18,000. The For Cash. Like Justanold Love, Dashingly $32,000; 9th - Perking Bug, $20,000: 10th payoffs: $2.40, $2.40. Ms. Secret Cash, with Canyon-Bog Spring areas. On August 10, the council agreed to turn llet beat, but it sure helped my billfold." Jerry Nicodemus aboard, took third, earn­ The council also passed a resolution glv. down the FmHA offer. Hine said Friday is trained by Cascio. Dashingly collected - QUickest Bug Alive, $28,000. Jockey Danny Cardoza. who qualified Lightrooted, the filly who'd set the top ing $17,000. The show price: $3.80. ing conlractors a two-week grace period the FmHA infonned him the loan orrer of $139.000 and returned $3.80, $2.80. The filly both Justanold Love and Dashingly, on the ban of untreated wood shingles. The approximately $1.3 million would be ex· now holds a career bankroll of $613.991. qualifying time of 21.95 seconds, tried to elected to go with Dashingly. "She had a The restof the field checked In this way: Two years ago, Dashingly was purchased muster an attack after breaking in sixth council also heard from village attorney tended. little trouble hanclling the track. Special 49' - Texas Viking, earning $IS,OOO; Sth­ Lee Huckstep that he and Boyle Engineer­ In other business, the council approved In the AIl-American select Quarter Horse place, but the filly had a hard time making Effort Is a great horse.