Calumet Farm and Trainer Ben Jones are hard to beat any time; when Jockey Eddie Arcaro teams up with them, the combination is usually unbeatable. At Churchill Downs last week, they warmed up for the Kentucky Derby by taking the Derby Trial, worth $8,775 to the winner, the Kentucky Oaks ($23,100), and the Debutante Stakes ($11,125). Then they waltzed home with the $96,300 grand prize. The winner: Calumet's Hill Gail.-*
In the one-mile Derby Trial, barrel-chested Hill Gail and banana-nosed Eddie Arcaro romped to a six-length victory in track-record time (1:35.4). The 78th running...
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