Four Active Jockeys on Hall of Fame Ballot

Four active jockeys--Pat Day, Eddie Delahoussaye, Sandy Hawley and Jacinto Vasquez--and the retired Don Brumfield are on this year’s ballot for the Racing Hall of Fame.

There are four categories besides jockey, and the deadline for voting by 100 Hall of Fame panelists is April 1. The winners--one in each category--will be announced April 24, and induction ceremonies are scheduled for Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in August.

The trainer candidates are Dale Baird, Jimmy Croll, Tom J. Kelly, Mesh Tenney and Scotty Schulhofer.

On the list for contemporary male horses are Arts And Letters, Bald Eagle, High Gun, Hill Prince and Swale. Eligible among contemporary female horses are Bold N Determined, Lamb Chop, La Prevoyante, Princess Rooney and Ta Wee.

Nominated as horses of yesteryear were Black Helen, Borrow, Cavalcade, Fitz Herbert and Johnstown.

Today’s stake at Santa Anita is the La Habra, at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the grass. Carrying high weight of 120 pounds among 13 3-year-old fillies is Simple Surprise, who won the filly division of the California Breeders’ Champion Stakes on Jan. 23.