FUTURITY SUCCESS
(N Z P A .-Keuter —Copi/r<pht» LEXINGTON (Kentucky). The Canadian-owned Governor Armbro won the 61,603 dollar Kentucky Futurity, for three-year-old trotters, in two straight heats last Friday. Driven by J. O'Brien, Governor Armbro trotted the first one mile heat tn 2min I 2-Ssec. and the second In 2min 0 2-ssec. to earn a first price ot 33.660 dollars. Gan Sam was second in the first heat and third in the second. He took second place in the over all standing Shatter Way. owned by Kurt He-l.berg. of Mellerub. Sweden, finished fifth and second to be third over all. Polario. the favourite, let belters down with a dull perform ance, finishing seventh and sixth. The Kentucky Futurity is the final race in the American triple crow n of trotting. Polaris won the first race, the Yonkers Futurity, and Kerry Wav captured the second, the fanied Hatnbletonian Kerrv Way was not eligible for the Kentucky Futurity.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31187, 11 October 1966, Page 6
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