The John A. Morris

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

What future Grade 1 Stakes winning filly was scheduled to debut in the cancelled final race that day?

She ended up breaking her maiden the following weekend at Belmont on Labor Day.

It was 1988 by the way.

I dug out my old programs and found it, was it BANKER'S LADY?
It was her debut race at a mile & a eighth. 10-1 on the morning line that race.
Earlier in that card, CRUSADER'S SWORD ran 2nd in a 7 furlong alowance test and future Breeder's Cup Sprint champion DANCING SPREE was off the board in a marathon turf contest.

[blackthroatedwind]

Mike gets the branch. Not only was he first, but after consulting with the judges, I have deemed " digging up old programs " to be cheating.

Fine job.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Mike gets the branch. Not only was he first, but after consulting with the judges, I have deemed " digging up old programs " to be cheating.

Fine job.

Cheating??? Just an edge in my book. I guess that would put me right up there with the folks who run NYRA and those fool stewards. LOL

[Slewbopper]

Question: Is the Morris now the Go For Wand?

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Slewbopper

Question: Is the Morris now the Go For Wand?

It's the Personal Ensign and switched to the day before the Travers, in '88
in was the day before the final day.

[blackthroatedwind]

The Go For Wand used to be the Maskette....which was a mile race run at Belmont in the Fall.

[Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The Go For Wand used to be the Maskette....which was a mile race run at Belmont in the Fall.

The Maskette used to be the opening Wednesday at Belmont. I atteneded the '80 running. It was a short great field with Bold N Determined (3yo) edging Genuine Risk (3yo). The third and fourth finishers were It's In The Air (4 yo) and Davona Dale (4 yo). A minor stakes winning filly, Croqui, was 5th and last. Three Hall Of Famers and another multiple G1 winner. What a field!

I think it may have been the '79 Maskette when It's In The Air was the 1/5 fave coming off her Alabama win over Davona Dale. The bridgejumpers were out in full force loading up on her in the show pool. The great turf mare Waya won the race at 3/1 with her entrymate, a filly/mare named Fourdrinier (sp) finishing second. IITA finished fifth on a sloppy track. Waya and her entrymate paid 8.00, 9.00, and 55.00. The show horse paid 72.00.