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THE KENTUCKY DERBY IS A LARGE BLACK COCK. |
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|class = Grade 1 |
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|horse race = Kentucky Derby |
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|image = [[Image:Derby.jpg|250px]] |
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|caption = ''"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports"'' |
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|location = [[Churchill Downs]]<br>[[Louisville, Kentucky]], [[United States|USA]] |
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|inaugurated = 1875 |
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|race type = [[Thoroughbred]] |
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|website = [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2007/ 2007 Kentucky Derby] |
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|distance = 1¼ miles |
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|track = Dirt, Left-handed |
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|qualification = 3-year-old |
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|weight = [[Colt (horse)|Colt]]/[[Gelding]]: [[Pound (mass)|126 lbs]] (57.2 kg)<br>[[Filly]]: 121 lbs. (54.9 kg) |
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|purse = US$2 million |
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|bonuses = US$ 200 |
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}} |
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The '''Kentucky Derby''' is a [[graded stakes race|Grade I stakes race]] for three-year-old [[Thoroughbred|thoroughbred horse]]s, held annually in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long [[Kentucky Derby Festival]]. The race is one and a quarter [[mile]]s (2 [[Kilometre|km]]) at [[Churchill Downs]]. [[Colt (horseracing)|Colts]] and [[gelding]]s carry 126 [[pound (mass)|pounds]] (57.2 [[kilogram|kg]]) and [[Filly|fillies]] 121 pounds (54.9 kg).<ref>[http://www.drf.com/sample/pdf/sample_chart.pdf "Tenth Race Churchill May 1, 2004"]. May 1, 2004. Daily Racing Forum. Accessed on May 9, 2006.</ref> The race is known in the [[United States]] as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing]] in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. It is the oldest organized [[Sport|sporting event]] of any kind in the South, and the second oldest in the entire nation (only the [[Travers Stakes]] at [[Saratoga Race Course|Saratoga]] is older). |
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==History== |
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[[Image:Kentucky quarter, reverse side, 2001.jpg|thumb|left|160px|A thoroughbred horse is depicted on the reverse of the Kentucky [[50 State Quarters|state quarter]]]] |
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[[Kentucky]] has been a major center of [[horse breeding]] and [[horse racing|racing]] since the late 18th century. From the time the region was settled, the fields of the [[Bluegrass region]] were noted for producing superior race horses. In 1872, Col. [[Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr.]], grandson of [[William Clark (explorer)|William Clark]] of the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark expedition]], traveled to [[England]], visiting the [[Epsom Derby]], a famous race that had been running annually since 1780. From there, Clark went on to [[Paris]], [[France]], where in 1863, a group of racing enthusiasts had formed the French Jockey Club and had organized the [[Grand Prix de Paris]], which at the time was the greatest race in France. |
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Returning home to Kentucky, Clark organized the Louisville Jockey Club for the purpose of raising money to build quality racing facilities just outside of the city. The track would soon become known as [[Churchill Downs]], named for Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.'s relatives, John and Henry Churchill, who had provided the land for the racetrack. Officially, the racetrack was incorporated as Churchill Downs in 1937. |
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The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1.5 miles (2.4 km), the same distance as the Epsom Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris. In 1896, the distance was changed to its current 1.25 miles (2 km). On [[May 17]], [[1875]], in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby. Under [[African American|African-American]] jockey [[Oliver Lewis]], a colt named [[Aristides (racehorse)|Aristides]], who was trained by future [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]], [[Ansel Williamson]], won the inaugural Derby. Later that year, Lewis rode Aristides to a second-place finish in the [[Belmont Stakes]]. |
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[[Image:Churchill Downs 1901.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Churchill Downs]] in 1901]] |
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Although the first race meet proved a success, the track ran into financial difficulties and in 1894 the New Louisville Jockey Club was incorporated with new capitalization and improved facilities. Despite this, the business floundered until 1902 when [[Matt Winn|Col. Matt Winn]] of Louisville put together a syndicate of businessmen to acquire the facility. Under Winn, Churchill Downs prospered and the Kentucky Derby became the preeminent [[thoroughbred horse race]] in [[United States|America]]. |
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Between 1875 and 1902, [[African American|African-American]] jockeys won 15 of the 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. On [[May 11]], [[1892]], African-American jockey Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton, age 15, became the youngest rider to win the Derby. The 1904 race was won by Elwood, the first Derby starter and winner owned by a woman, Laska Durnell. In 1915, [[Regret (horse)|Regret]] became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby, and in 1917, the English bred colt "Omar Khayyam" became the first foreign-bred horse to win the race. |
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Derby participants are limited to three-year-old horses. No horse since Apollo in [[1882]] has won the Derby without racing at age two. |
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As part of gaining income, horse owners began sending their successful Derby horses to compete a few weeks later in the [[Preakness Stakes]] at the [[Pimlico Race Course]], in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], followed by the [[Belmont Stakes]] in [[Elmont, New York]]. The three races offered the largest purse and in 1919 [[Sir Barton]] became the first horse to win all three races. However, the term [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] didn't come into use for another eleven years. In 1930, when [[Gallant Fox]] became the second horse to win all three races, sportswriter Charles Hatton brought the phrase into American usage. Fueled by the media, public interest in the possibility of a "superhorse" that could win the Triple Crown began in the weeks leading up to the Derby. Two years after the term was coined, the race, which had been run in mid-May since inception, was changed to the first Saturday in May to allow for a specific schedule for the Triple Crown races. |
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On [[May 3]], [[1952]], the first national television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place. In [[1954]], the purse exceeded [[United States dollar|$]]100,000 for the first time. In [[1968]] [[Dancer's Image]] became the first (and to this day the only) horse to win the race and then be disqualified after traces of [[phenylbutazone]], an analgesic and [[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug|anti-inflammatory drug]], were found in the horse's [[urinalysis]]; unexpectedly, the regulations at Kentucky thoroughbred race tracks were changed some years later, allowing horses to run on [[phenylbutazone]]. |
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The fastest time ever run in the Derby (at its present distance) was set in [[1973]] at 1 minute 59 2/5 seconds when [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] broke the record set by [[Northern Dancer]] in [[1964]]. Not only has Secretariat's [[World record|record time]] stood for 34 years and counting, but in the race itself, he did something unique in Triple Crown races: each successive quarter, his times were faster. |
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The [[2004]] Derby marked the first time that jockeys, as a result of a [[court order]], were allowed to wear corporate advertising logos on their clothing. |
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In [[2005]], the [[purse distribution]] for the Derby was changed, so that horses finishing fifth would henceforth receive a share of the purse; previously only the first four finishers did so. |
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Norman Adams has been the designer of the Kentucky Derby Logo since 2002. On [[February 1]], [[2006]], the Louisville-based [[Fast food|fast-food]] company [[Yum! Brands, Inc.]] announced a corporate sponsorship deal to call the race "The Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands." <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20060517235236/http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/05/news/companies/yum_derby/index.htm</ref> |
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==Traditions== |
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In addition to the race itself, a number of traditions play a large role in the Derby atmosphere. The [[Mint Julep]], an iced drink consisting of [[Bourbon whiskey|bourbon]], [[mentha|mint]] and a [[sugar]] syrup is the traditional beverage of the race. The historic drink can be served in an ice-frosted silver julep cup but most Churchill Downs patrons sip theirs from a souvenir glass printed with all previous Derby winners. Also, [[burgoo]], a thick stew of beef, chicken, pork and vegetables, is a popular Kentucky dish served at the Derby. |
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The infield, a spectator area inside the track, offers general admission prices but little chance of seeing much of the race. Instead, revelers show up in the infield to party with abandon. By contrast, "Millionaire's Row" refers to the expensive box seats that attract the rich, the famous and the well-connected. Women appear in fine outfits lavishly accessorized with large, elaborate hats. As the horses are paraded before the grandstands, the [[University of Louisville]] [[marching band]] plays [[Stephen Foster]]'s "[[My Old Kentucky Home]]." |
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The Derby is frequently referred to as "''The Run for the Roses''," because a lush blanket of 554 red [[rose]]s is awarded to the Kentucky Derby winner each year. The tradition is as a result of [[New York]] socialite E. Berry Wall presenting roses to ladies at a post-Derby party in 1883 that was attended by Churchill Downs founder and president, Col. M. Lewis Clark. This gesture is believed to have eventually led Clark to the idea of making the rose the race's official flower. However, it was not until 1896 that any recorded account referred to roses being draped on the Derby winner. The [[Governor of Kentucky]] awards the garland and the trophy. Pop vocalist [[Dan Fogelberg]] composed a song by that title for the 1980 running of the race. |
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==Winners of the Kentucky Derby== |
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{| class = "sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |
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| width="44px" | '''Year''' <br> |
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| width="135px" | '''Winner''' <br> |
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| width="140px" | '''Jockey''' <br> |
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| width="150px" | '''Trainer''' <br> |
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| width="170px" | '''Owner''' <br> |
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| width="46px" | '''Time''' <br> |
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|[[2007 Kentucky Derby|2007]] |
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|[[Street Sense (horse)|Street Sense]] |
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|[[Calvin Borel]] |
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|[[Carl Nafzger]] |
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|[[James B. Tafel]] |
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|2:02.17 |
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|[[2006]] |
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|[[Barbaro]] |
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|[[Edgar Prado]] |
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|[[Michael R. Matz]] |
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|[[Lael Stables]] |
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|2:01.36 |
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|[[2005]] |
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|[[Giacomo]] |
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|[[Mike E. Smith]] |
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|[[John Shirreffs]] |
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|[[Jerry Moss|Jerry & Ann Moss]] |
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|2:02.75 |
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|[[2004]] |
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|[[Smarty Jones]] |
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|[[Stewart Elliott]] |
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|[[John Servis]] |
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|[[Someday Farm]] |
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|2:04.06 |
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|- |
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|[[2003]] |
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|[[Funny Cide]] |
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|[[Jose Santos]] |
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|[[Barclay Tagg]] |
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|[[Sackatoga Stable]] |
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|2:01.19 |
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|[[2002]] |
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|[[War Emblem]] |
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|[[Victor Espinoza]] |
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|[[Bob Baffert]] |
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|[[The Thoroughbred Corp.|Thoroughbred Corp.]] |
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|2:01.13 |
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|[[2001]] |
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|[[Monarchos]] |
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|[[Jorge Chavez (jockey)|Jorge Chavez]] |
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|[[John T. Ward, Jr.]] |
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|[[John C. Oxley]] |
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|1:59.97 |
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|[[2000]] |
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|[[Fusaichi Pegasus]] |
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|[[Kent Desormeaux]] |
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|[[Neil Drysdale]] |
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|[[Fusao Sekiguchi]] |
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|2:01.00 |
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|[[1999]] |
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|[[Charismatic (horse)|Charismatic]] |
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|[[Chris Antley]] |
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|[[D. Wayne Lukas]] |
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|[[Robert B. Lewis|Bob & Beverly Lewis]] |
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|2:03.20 |
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|[[1998]] |
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|[[Real Quiet]] |
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|[[Kent Desormeaux]] |
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|[[Bob Baffert]] |
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|[[Michael E. Pegram]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|[[1997]] |
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|[[Silver Charm]] |
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|[[Gary L. Stevens|Gary Stevens]] |
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|[[Bob Baffert]] |
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|[[Robert B. Lewis|Bob & Beverly Lewis]] |
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|2:02.40 |
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|[[1996]] |
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|[[Grindstone (horse)|Grindstone]] |
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|[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |
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|[[D. Wayne Lukas]] |
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|[[Overbrook Farm]] |
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|2:01.00 |
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|[[1995]] |
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|[[Thunder Gulch]] |
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|[[Gary L. Stevens|Gary Stevens]] |
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|[[D. Wayne Lukas]]† |
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|[[Michael Tabor]] |
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|2:01.20 |
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|[[1994]] |
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|[[Go for Gin]] |
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|[[Chris McCarron]] |
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|[[Nick Zito]] |
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|[[William J. Condren|Condren]] & [[Joseph M. Cornacchia|Cornacchia]] |
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|2:03.60 |
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|[[1993]] |
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|[[Sea Hero]] |
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|[[Jerry D. Bailey|Jerry Bailey]] |
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|[[Mack Miller]] |
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|[[Rokeby Stables]] |
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|2:02.40 |
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|[[1992]] |
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|[[Lil E. Tee]] |
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|[[Pat Day]] |
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|[[Lynn S. Whiting]] |
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|[[W. Cal Partee]] |
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|2:03.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1991]] |
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|[[Strike the Gold]] |
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|[[Chris Antley]] |
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|[[Nick Zito]] |
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|[[BCC Stable]] |
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|2:03.00 |
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|[[1990]] |
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|[[Unbridled]] |
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|[[Craig Perret]] |
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|[[Carl Nafzger]] |
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|[[Frances A. Genter]] |
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|2:02.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1989]] |
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|[[Sunday Silence]] |
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|[[Pat Valenzuela]] |
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|[[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]] |
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|[[H-G-W Partners]] |
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|2:05.00 |
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|[[1988]] |
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|[[Winning Colors (horse)|Winning Colors]] |
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|[[Gary L. Stevens|Gary Stevens]] |
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|[[D. Wayne Lukas]] |
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|[[Eugene V. Klein]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|[[1987]] |
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|[[Alysheba]] |
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|[[Chris McCarron]] |
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|[[Jack Van Berg]] |
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|[[Dorothy Scharbauer| D. & P. Scharbauer]] |
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|2:03.40 |
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|[[1986]] |
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|[[Ferdinand (horse)|Ferdinand]] |
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|[[Bill Shoemaker]] |
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|[[Charles E. Whittingham|Charlie Whittingham]] |
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|[[Howard B. Keck|Elizabeth A. Keck]] |
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|2:02.80 |
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|[[1985]] |
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|[[Spend A Buck]] |
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|[[Angel Cordero Jr.|Angel Cordero, Jr.]] |
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|[[Cam Gambolati]] |
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|[[Hunter Farm]] |
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|2:00.20 |
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|[[1984]] |
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|[[Swale (horse)|Swale]] |
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|[[Laffit Pincay, Jr.]] |
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|[[Woody Stephens]] |
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|[[Claiborne Farm]] |
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|2:02.40 |
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|[[1983]] |
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|[[Sunny's Halo]] |
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|[[Eddie Delahoussaye|Ed Delahoussaye]] |
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|[[David C. Cross, Jr.]] |
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|[[D. J. Foster Stable]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|[[1982]] |
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|[[Gato Del Sol]] |
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|[[Eddie Delahoussaye|Ed Delahoussaye]] |
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|[[Edwin J. Gregson]] |
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|[[Arthur B. Hancock III|Hancock]] & [[Leone J. Peters|Peters]] |
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|2:02.40 |
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|[[1981]] |
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|[[Pleasant Colony]] |
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|[[Jorge Velasquez]] |
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|[[John P. Campo]] |
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|[[Buckland Farm]] |
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|2:02.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1980]] |
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|[[Genuine Risk]] |
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|[[Jacinto Vasquez]] |
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|[[LeRoy Jolley]] |
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|[[Diana Firestone]] |
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|2:02.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1979]] |
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|[[Spectacular Bid]] |
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|[[Ronnie Franklin]] |
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|[[Bud Delp]] |
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|[[Hawksworth Farm]] |
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|2:02.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1978]] |
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|[[Affirmed]] † |
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|[[Steve Cauthen]] |
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|[[Laz Barrera]] |
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|[[Louis Wolfson#Harbor View Farm|Harbor View Farm]] |
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|2:01.20 |
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|[[1977]] |
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|[[Seattle Slew]] † |
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|[[Jean Cruguet]] |
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|[[William H. Turner, Jr.]] |
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|[[Karen L. Taylor]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1976]] |
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|[[Bold Forbes]] |
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|[[Angel Cordero Jr.|Angel Cordero, Jr.]] |
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|[[Laz Barrera]] |
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|[[E. Rodriguez Tizol]] |
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|2:01.60 |
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|[[1975]] |
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|[[Foolish Pleasure]] |
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|[[Jacinto Vasquez]] |
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|[[LeRoy Jolley]] |
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|[[John L. Greer]] |
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|2:02.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1974]] |
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|[[Cannonade]] |
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|[[Angel Cordero Jr.|Angel Cordero, Jr.]] |
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|[[Woody Stephens]] |
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|[[John M. Olin]] |
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|2:04.00 |
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|[[1973]] |
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|[[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] † |
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|[[Ron Turcotte]] |
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|[[Lucien Laurin]] |
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|[[Penny Chenery|Meadow Stable]] |
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|1:59.40 |
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|[[1972]] |
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|[[Riva Ridge]] |
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|[[Ron Turcotte]] |
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|[[Lucien Laurin]] |
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|[[Christopher Chenery|Meadow Stud]] |
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|2:01.80 |
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|[[1971]] |
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|[[Canonero II]] |
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|[[Gustavo Avila]] |
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|[[Juan Arias]] |
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|[[Edgar Caibett]] |
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|2:03.20 |
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|[[1970]] |
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|[[Dust Commander]] |
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|[[Mike Manganello]] |
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|[[Don Combs]] |
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|[[Robert E. Lehmann]] |
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|2:03.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1969]] |
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|[[Majestic Prince]] |
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|[[Bill Hartack]] |
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|[[Johnny Longden]] |
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|[[Frank McMahon]] |
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|2:01.80 |
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|[[1968]]<sup>*</sup> |
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|[[Dancer's Image]]<br>[[Forward Pass (horse)|Forward Pass]] |
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|[[Bobby Ussery]]<br>[[Ismael Valenzuela]] |
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|[[Lou Cavalaris, Jr.]]<br>[[Henry Forrest]] |
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|[[Peter Fuller]]<br>[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|[[1967]] |
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|[[Proud Clarion]] |
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|[[Bobby Ussery]] |
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|[[Loyd Gentry, Jr.]] |
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|[[Darby Dan Farm]] |
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|2:00.60 |
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|[[1966]] |
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|[[Kauai King]] |
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|[[Don Brumfield]] |
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|[[Henry Forrest]] |
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|[[Ford Stable]] |
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|2:02.00 |
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|[[1965]] |
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|[[Lucky Debonair]] |
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|[[Bill Shoemaker]] |
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|[[Frank Catrone]] |
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|[[Ada L. Rice]] |
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|2:01.20 |
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|[[1964]] |
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|[[Northern Dancer]] |
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|[[Bill Hartack]] |
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|[[Horatio Luro]] |
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|[[Windfields Farm]] |
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|2:00.00 |
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|[[1963]] |
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|[[Chateaugay (horse)|Chateaugay]] |
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|[[Braulio Baeza]] |
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|[[James P. Conway]] |
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|[[Darby Dan Farm]] |
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|2:01.80 |
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|[[1962]] |
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|[[Decidedly]] |
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|[[Bill Hartack]] |
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|[[Horatio Luro]] |
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|[[El Peco Ranch]] |
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|2:00.40 |
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|[[1961]] |
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|[[Carry Back]] |
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|[[Johnny Sellers]] |
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|[[Jack A. Price]] |
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|[[Katherine Price]] |
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|2:04.00 |
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|[[1960]] |
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|[[Venetian Way]] |
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|[[Bill Hartack]] |
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|[[Victor Sovinski]] |
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|[[Sunny Blue Farm]] |
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|2:02.40 |
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|[[1959]] |
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|[[Tomy Lee]] |
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|[[Bill Shoemaker]] |
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|[[Frank Childs]] |
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|[[Fred Jurner, Jr.|Fred & Juliette Turner]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|[[1958]] |
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|[[Tim Tam (horse)|Tim Tam]] |
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|[[Ismael Valenzuela]] |
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|[[Horace A. Jones|Jimmy Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:05.00 |
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|[[1957]] |
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|[[Iron Liege]] |
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|[[Bill Hartack]] |
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|[[Horace A. Jones|Jimmy Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:02.20 |
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|[[1956]] |
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|[[Needles (horse)|Needles]] |
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|[[David Erb]] |
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|[[Hugh L. Fontaine]] |
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|[[D & H Stable]] |
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|2:03.40 |
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|[[1955]] |
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|[[Swaps (horse)|Swaps]] |
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|[[Bill Shoemaker]] |
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|[[Mesh Tenney]] |
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|[[Rex C. Ellsworth]] |
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|2:01.80 |
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|[[1954]] |
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|[[Determine (horse)|Determine]] |
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|[[Raymond York]] |
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|[[Willie Molter]] |
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|[[Andrew J. Crevolin]] |
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|2:03.00 |
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|[[1953]] |
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|[[Dark Star (horse)|Dark Star]] |
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|[[Hank Moreno]] |
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|[[Eddie Hayward]] |
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|[[Cain Hoy Stable]] |
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|2:02.00 |
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|[[1952]] |
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|[[Hill Gail]] |
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|[[Eddie Arcaro]] |
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|[[Ben A. Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:01.60 |
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|[[1951]] |
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|[[Count Turf]] |
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|[[Conn McCreary]] |
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|[[Sol Rutchick]] |
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|[[Jack J. Amiel]] |
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|2:02.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1950]] |
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|[[Middleground]] |
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|[[William Boland]] |
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|[[Max Hirsch]] |
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|[[King Ranch]] |
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|2:01.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1949]] |
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|[[Ponder (horse)|Ponder]] |
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|[[Steve Brooks (jockey)|Steve Brooks]] |
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|[[Ben A. Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:04.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1948]] |
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|[[Citation (horse)|Citation]] † |
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|[[Eddie Arcaro]] |
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|[[Ben A. Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:05.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1947]] |
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|[[Jet Pilot]] |
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|[[Eric Guerin]] |
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|[[Tom Smith (trainer)|Tom Smith]] |
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|[[Maine Chance Farm]] |
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|2:06.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1946]] |
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|[[Assault (horse)|Assault]] † |
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|[[Warren Mehrtens]] |
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|[[Max Hirsch]] |
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|[[King Ranch]] |
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|2:06.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1945]] |
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|[[Hoop Jr]] |
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|[[Eddie Arcaro]] |
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|[[Ivan Parke]] |
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|[[Fred W. Hooper]] |
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|2:07.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1944]] |
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|[[Pensive]] |
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|[[Conn McCreary]] |
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|[[Ben A. Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:04.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1943]] |
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|[[Count Fleet]] † |
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|[[Johnny Longden]] |
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|[[G. Donald Cameron]] |
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|[[John D. Hertz|Fannie Hertz]] |
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|2:04.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1942]] |
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|[[Shut Out (horse)|Shut Out]] |
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|[[Wayne Wright]] |
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|[[John M. Gaver, Sr.]] |
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|[[Greentree Stable]] |
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|2:04.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1941]] |
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|[[Whirlaway]] † |
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|[[Eddie Arcaro]] |
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|[[Ben A. Jones]] |
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|[[Calumet Farm]] |
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|2:01.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1940]] |
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|[[Gallahadion]] |
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|[[Carroll Bierman]] |
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|[[Roy Waldron]] |
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|[[Milky Way Farm]] |
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|2:05.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1939]] |
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|[[Johnstown (horse)|Johnstown]] |
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|[[James Stout]] |
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|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]] |
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|[[Belair Stud]] |
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|2:03.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1938]] |
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|[[Lawrin]] |
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|[[Eddie Arcaro]] |
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|[[Ben A. Jones]] |
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|[[Herbert M. Woolf]] |
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|2:04.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1937]] |
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|[[War Admiral]] † |
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|[[Charley Kurtsinger]] |
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|[[George Conway]] |
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|[[Glen Riddle Farm]] |
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|2:03.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1936]] |
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|[[Bold Venture (horse)|Bold Venture]] |
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|[[Ira Hanford]] |
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|[[Max Hirsch]] |
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|[[Morton L. Schwartz]] |
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|2:03.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1935]] |
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|[[Omaha (horse)|Omaha]] † |
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|[[William "Smokey" Saunders|Willie Saunders]] |
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|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]] |
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|[[Belair Stud]] |
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|2:05.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1934]] |
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|[[Cavalcade (horse)|Cavalcade]] |
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|[[Mack Garner]] |
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|[[Robert Augustus Smith|Bob Smith]] |
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|[[Brookmeade Stable]] |
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|2:04.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1933]] |
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|[[Brokers Tip]] |
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|[[Don Meade]] |
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|[[Herbert J. Thompson]] |
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|[[Edward R. Bradley]] |
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|2:06.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1932]] |
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|[[Burgoo King]] |
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|[[Eugene James]] |
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|[[Herbert J. Thompson]] |
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|[[Edward R. Bradley]] |
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|2:05.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1931]] |
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|[[Twenty Grand]] |
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|[[Charley Kurtsinger]] |
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|[[James G. Rowe, Jr.]] |
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|[[Greentree Stable]] |
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|2:01.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1930]] |
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|[[Gallant Fox]] † |
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|[[Earl Sande]] |
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|[[James E. Fitzsimmons|Jim Fitzsimmons]] |
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|[[Belair Stud]] |
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|2:07.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1929]] |
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|[[Clyde Van Dusen (horse)|Clyde Van Dusen]] |
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|[[Linus McAtee]] |
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|[[Clyde Van Dusen]] |
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|[[Herbert P. Gardner|H. P. Gardner]] |
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|2:10.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1928]] |
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|[[Reigh Count]] |
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|[[Chick Lang]] |
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|[[Bert S. Michell]] |
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|[[John D. Hertz|Fannie Hertz]] |
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|2:10.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1927]] |
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|[[Whiskery]] |
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|[[Linus McAtee]] |
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|[[Fred Hopkins (horseman)|Fred Hopkins]] |
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|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]] |
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|2:06.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1926]] |
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|[[Bubbling Over (horse)|Bubbling Over]] |
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|[[Albert Johnson (jockey)|Albert Johnson]] |
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|[[Herbert J. Thompson]] |
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|[[Edward R. Bradley]] |
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|2:03.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1925]] |
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|[[Flying Ebony]] |
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|[[Earl Sande]] |
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|[[William B. Duke]] |
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|[[Clifford A. Cochran]] |
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|2:07.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1924]] |
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|[[Black Gold (horse)|Black Gold]] |
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|[[John D. Mooney]] |
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|[[Hanley Webb]] |
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|[[Rosa M. Hoots]] |
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|2:05.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1923]] |
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|[[Zev (horse)|Zev]] |
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|[[Earl Sande]] |
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|[[David J. Leary]] |
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|[[Rancocas Stable]] |
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|2:05.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1922]] |
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|[[Morvich]] |
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|[[Albert Johnson (jockey)|Albert Johnson]] |
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|[[Fred Burlew]] |
|||
|[[Benjamin Block]] |
|||
|2:04.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1921]] |
|||
|[[Behave Yourself]] |
|||
|[[Charles Thompson (jockey)|Charles Thompson]] |
|||
|[[Herbert J. Thompson]] |
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|[[Edward R. Bradley]] |
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|2:04.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1920]] |
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|[[Paul Jones (horse)|Paul Jones]] |
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|[[Ted Rice]] |
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|[[Billy Garth]] |
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|[[Ral Parr]] |
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|2:09.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1919]] |
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|[[Sir Barton]] † |
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|[[Johnny Loftus]] |
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|[[H. Guy Bedwell]] |
|||
|[[J. K. L. Ross]] |
|||
|2:09.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1918]] |
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|[[Exterminator (horse)|Exterminator]] |
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|[[William Knapp]] |
|||
|[[Henry McDaniel (horseman)|Henry McDaniel]] |
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|[[Willis Sharpe Kilmer]] |
|||
|2:10.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1917]] |
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|[[Omar Khayyam (horse)|Omar Khayyam]] |
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|[[Charles Borel]] |
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|[[Charles T. Patterson]] |
|||
|[[Billings & Johnson]] |
|||
|2:04.60 |
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|- |
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|[[1916]] |
|||
|[[George Smith (horse)|George Smith]] |
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|[[Johnny Loftus]] |
|||
|[[Hollie Hughes]] |
|||
|[[John Sanford (1851)|John Sanford]] |
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|2:04.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1915]] |
|||
|[[Regret (horse)|Regret]] |
|||
|[[Joe Notter]] |
|||
|[[James G. Rowe, Sr.]] |
|||
|[[Harry Payne Whitney|Harry P. Whitney]] |
|||
|2:05.40 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1914]] |
|||
|[[Old Rosebud (horse)|Old Rosebud]] |
|||
|[[John McCabe (jockey)|John McCabe]] |
|||
|[[Frank D. Weir]] |
|||
|[[H. C. Applegate]] |
|||
|2:03.40 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1913]] |
|||
|[[Donerail]] |
|||
|[[Roscoe Goose]] |
|||
|[[Thomas Hayes (horseman)|Thomas Hayes]] |
|||
|[[Thomas Hayes (horseman)|Thomas Hayes]] |
|||
|2:04.80 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1912]] |
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|[[Worth (horse)|Worth]] |
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|[[Carroll H. Shilling]] |
|||
|[[Frank Taylor (horseman)|Frank Taylor]] |
|||
|[[H. C. Hallenbeck]] |
|||
|2:09.40 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1911]] |
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|[[Meridian (horse)|Meridian]] |
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|[[George Archibald]] |
|||
|[[Albert Ewing]] |
|||
|[[R. F. Carmen]] |
|||
|2:05.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1910]] |
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|[[Donau (horse)|Donau]] |
|||
|[[Fred Herbert]] |
|||
|[[George Ham]] |
|||
|[[William Gerst]] |
|||
|2:06.40 |
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|- |
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|[[1909]] |
|||
|[[Wintergreen (horse)|Wintergreen]] |
|||
|[[Vincent Powers]] |
|||
|[[Charles Mack]] |
|||
|[[Jerome B. Respess]] |
|||
|2:08.20 |
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|- |
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|[[1908]] |
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|[[Stone Street (horse)|Stone Street]] |
|||
|[[Arthur Pickens]] |
|||
|[[J. W. Hall]] |
|||
|[[C. E. & J. W. Hamilton]] |
|||
|2:15.20 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1907]] |
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|[[Pink Star]] |
|||
|[[Andy Minder]] |
|||
|[[W. H. Fizer]] |
|||
|[[J. Hal Woodford]] |
|||
|2:12.60 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1906]] |
|||
|[[Sir Huon]] |
|||
|[[Roscoe Troxler]] |
|||
|[[Pete Coyne]] |
|||
|[[Bashford Manor Stable]] |
|||
|2:08.80 |
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|- |
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|[[1905]] |
|||
|[[Agile (horse)|Agile]] |
|||
|[[Jack Martin (jockey)|Jack Martin]] |
|||
|[[Robert Tucker (horseman)|Robert Tucker]] |
|||
|[[Sam S. Brown]] |
|||
|2:10.75 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1904]] |
|||
|[[Elwood (horse)|Elwood]] |
|||
|[[Shorty Prior]] |
|||
|[[Charles E. Durnell]] |
|||
|[[Charles E. Durnell|Mrs. C. E. Durnell]] |
|||
|2:08.50 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1903]] |
|||
|[[Judge Himes]] |
|||
|[[Hal Booker]] |
|||
|[[John P. Mayberry]] |
|||
|[[Charles R. Ellison]] |
|||
|2:09.00 |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[1902]] |
|||
|[[Alan-a-Dale (horse)|Alan-a-Dale]] |
|||
|[[James Winkfield|Jimmy Winkfield]] |
|||
|[[Thomas C. McDowell|Tom C. McDowell]] |
|||
|[[Thomas C. McDowell|Tom C. McDowell]] |
|||
|2:08.75 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1901]] |
|||
|[[His Eminence (horse)|His Eminence]] |
|||
|[[James Winkfield|Jimmy Winkfield]] |
|||
|[[Frank B. Van Meter]] |
|||
|[[Frank B. Van Meter]] |
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|2:07.75 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1900]] |
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|[[Lieut. Gibson]] |
|||
|[[Jimmy Boland]] |
|||
|[[Charles Hughes (horseman)|Charles Hughes]] |
|||
|[[Charles H. Smith (horseman)|Charles H. Smith]] |
|||
|2:06.25 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1899]] |
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|[[Manuel (horse)|Manuel]] |
|||
|[[Fred Taral]] |
|||
|[[Robert J. Walden]] |
|||
|[[A. H. & D. H. Morris]] |
|||
|2:12.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1898]] |
|||
|[[Plaudit]] |
|||
|[[Willie Simms]] |
|||
|[[John E. Madden]] |
|||
|[[John E. Madden]] |
|||
|2:09.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1897]] |
|||
|[[Typhoon II]] |
|||
|[[Buttons Garner]] |
|||
|[[J. C. Cahn]] |
|||
|[[J. C. Cahn]] |
|||
|2:12.50 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1896]] |
|||
|[[Ben Brush]] |
|||
|[[Willie Simms]] |
|||
|[[Hardy Campbell]] |
|||
|[[Dwyer Brothers Stable|Mike F. Dwyer]] |
|||
|2:07.75 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1895]] |
|||
|[[Halma (horse)|Halma]] |
|||
|[[Soup Perkins]] |
|||
|[[Byron McClelland]] |
|||
|[[Byron McClelland]] |
|||
|2:37.50 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1894]] |
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|[[Chant (horse)|Chant]] |
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|[[Frank Goodale]] |
|||
|[[H. Eugene Leigh]] |
|||
|[[H. Eugene Leigh|Leigh]] & Rose |
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|2:41.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1893]] |
|||
|[[Lookout (horse)|Lookout]] |
|||
|[[Eddie Kunze]] |
|||
|[[William McDaniel]] |
|||
|[[Cushing & Orth]] |
|||
|2:39.25 |
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|- |
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|[[1892]] |
|||
|[[Azra (horse)|Azra]] |
|||
|[[Lonnie Clayton]] |
|||
|[[John Morris (trainer)|John Morris]] |
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|[[Bashford Manor Stable]] |
|||
|2:41.50 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1891]] |
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|[[Kingman (horse)|Kingman]] |
|||
|[[Isaac Burns Murphy|Isaac Murphy]] |
|||
|[[Dud Allen]] |
|||
|[[Jacobin Stable]] |
|||
|2:52.25 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1890]] |
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|[[Riley (horse)|Riley]] |
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|[[Isaac Burns Murphy|Isaac Murphy]] |
|||
|[[Edward Corrigan]] |
|||
|[[Edward Corrigan]] |
|||
|2:45.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1889]] |
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|[[Spokane (horse)|Spokane]] |
|||
|[[Thomas Kiley]] |
|||
|[[John Rodegap]] |
|||
|[[Noah Armstrong]] |
|||
|2:34.50 |
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|- |
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|[[1888]] |
|||
|[[Macbeth II (horse)|Macbeth II]] |
|||
|[[George Covington (jockey)|George Covington]] |
|||
|[[John Campbell (horse trainer)|John Campbell]] |
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|[[Chicago Stable]] |
|||
|2:38.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1887]] |
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|[[Montrose (horse)|Montrose]] |
|||
|[[Isaac Lewis]] |
|||
|[[John McGinty (horseman)|John McGinty]] |
|||
|[[Labold Brothers]] |
|||
|2:39.25 |
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|- |
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|[[1886]] |
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|[[Ben Ali (horse)|Ben Ali]] |
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|[[Paul Duffy]] |
|||
|[[Jim Murphy (horse trainer)|Jim Murphy]] |
|||
|[[James Ben Ali Haggin|J. B. A. Haggin]] |
|||
|2:36.50 |
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|- |
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|[[1885]] |
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|[[Joe Cotton (horse)|Joe Cotton]] |
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|[[Babe Henderson]] |
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|[[Alex Perry]] |
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|[[J. T. Williams]] |
|||
|2:37.25 |
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|- |
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|[[1884]] |
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|[[Buchanan (horse)|Buchanan]] |
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|[[Isaac Burns Murphy|Isaac Murphy]] |
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|[[William Bird (horseman)|William Bird]] |
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|[[William Cottrill (horseman)|William Cottrill]] |
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|2:40.25 |
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|- |
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|[[1883]] |
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|[[Leonatus (horse)|Leonatus]] |
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|[[Billy Donohue]] |
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|[[Raleigh Colston]] |
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|[[Chinn & Morgan]] |
|||
|2:43.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1882]] |
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|[[Apollo (horse)|Apollo]] |
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|[[Babe Hurd]] |
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|[[Green B. Morris]] |
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|[[Morris & Patton]] |
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|2:40.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1881]] |
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|[[Hindoo (horse)|Hindoo]] |
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|[[Jim McLaughlin]] |
|||
|[[James G. Rowe, Sr.]] |
|||
|[[Dwyer Brothers Stable|Dwyer Bros. Stable]] |
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|2:40.00 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1880]] |
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|[[Fonso (horse)|Fonso]] |
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|[[George Lewis (jockey)|George Lewis]] |
|||
|[[Tice Hutsell]] |
|||
|[[J. Snell Shawhan]] |
|||
|2:37.50 |
|||
|- |
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|[[1879]] |
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|[[Lord Murphy (horse)|Lord Murphy]] |
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|[[Charlie Shauer]] |
|||
|[[George Rice]] |
|||
|[[George W. Darden and Co.|Darden & Co]] |
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|2:37.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1878]] |
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|[[Day Star (horse)|Day Star]] |
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|[[Jimmy Carter (jockey)|Jimmy Carter]] |
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|[[Lee Paul]] |
|||
|[[T. J. Nichols]] |
|||
|2:37.25 |
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|- |
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|[[1877]] |
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|[[Baden-Baden (horse)|Baden-Baden]] |
|||
|[[William Walker (jockey)|Billy Walker]] |
|||
|[[Edward D. Brown]] |
|||
|[[Daniel Swigert]] |
|||
|2:38.00 |
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|- |
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|[[1876]] |
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|[[Vagrant (horse)|Vagrant]] |
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|[[Bobby Swim]] |
|||
|[[James Williams(trainer)|James Williams]] |
|||
|[[William Backhouse Astor, Jr.|William Astor, Jr.]] |
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|2:38.25 |
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|- |
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|[[1875]] |
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|[[Aristides (horse)|Aristides]] |
|||
|[[Oliver Lewis]] |
|||
|[[Ansel Williamson]] |
|||
|[[Hal P. McGrath]] |
|||
|2:37.75 |
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|} |
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<span style="font-size:85%">A † designates a [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]] Winner. |
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Note: D. Wayne Lukas swept the 1995 Triple Crown with two different horses. |
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<sup>*</sup>In 1968, [[Dancer's Image]] finished first, but was disqualified after a post-race urine sample revealed traces of a [[Doping (sport)|banned drug]] in the horse. The drug in question - [[phenylbutazone]] - is now legal for use on racehorses in many states, including Kentucky. At the Kentucky Derby official website [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1968.html] and on the winner's plaque at [[Churchill Downs]], both Dancer's Image and Forward Pass are listed as the 1968 winner of the Kentucky Derby.</span> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Kentucky Derby Museum]] |
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*[[2007 Kentucky Derby]] |
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*[[Derby pie]] |
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*[[Kentucky Derby Festival]] |
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*[[Kentucky Derby top three finishers]] |
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*[[Kentucky Oaks]] (sister race) |
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*[[List of attractions and events in Louisville, Kentucky]] |
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*[[List of graded stakes at Churchill Downs]] |
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*''[[The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved]]'', a journalism piece by [[Hunter S. Thompson]]. |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.kentuckyderby.com/ Kentucky Derby (official site)] |
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*[http://www.kentuckyderby.info Kentucky Derby] |
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*[http://www.derbymuseum.org/ Kentucky Derby Museum] |
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*[http://www.courier-journal.com/derby The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.] |
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*[http://www.kdf.org/ Kentucky Derby Festival] |
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*[http://www.firstsaturdayinmay.com/ Kentucky Derby Site] |
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*[http://www.metromapper.org/index-derby.php Map of All Derby Events] |
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*[http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2420332 ESPN.COM Attending the Kentucky Derby (includes future dates)] |
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Revision as of 02:39, 29 November 2007
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
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Inaugurated | 1875 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Website | 2007 Kentucky Derby |
Race information | |
Distance | 1¼ miles |
Track | Dirt, Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-year-old |
Weight | Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg) Filly: 121 lbs. (54.9 kg) |
Purse | US$2 million |
Bonuses | US$ 200 |
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57.2 kg) and fillies 121 pounds (54.9 kg).[1] The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. It is the oldest organized sporting event of any kind in the South, and the second oldest in the entire nation (only the Travers Stakes at Saratoga is older).
History
Kentucky has been a major center of horse breeding and racing since the late 18th century. From the time the region was settled, the fields of the Bluegrass region were noted for producing superior race horses. In 1872, Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition, traveled to England, visiting the Epsom Derby, a famous race that had been running annually since 1780. From there, Clark went on to Paris, France, where in 1863, a group of racing enthusiasts had formed the French Jockey Club and had organized the Grand Prix de Paris, which at the time was the greatest race in France.
Returning home to Kentucky, Clark organized the Louisville Jockey Club for the purpose of raising money to build quality racing facilities just outside of the city. The track would soon become known as Churchill Downs, named for Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.'s relatives, John and Henry Churchill, who had provided the land for the racetrack. Officially, the racetrack was incorporated as Churchill Downs in 1937.
The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1.5 miles (2.4 km), the same distance as the Epsom Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris. In 1896, the distance was changed to its current 1.25 miles (2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby. Under African-American jockey Oliver Lewis, a colt named Aristides, who was trained by future Hall of Famer, Ansel Williamson, won the inaugural Derby. Later that year, Lewis rode Aristides to a second-place finish in the Belmont Stakes.
Although the first race meet proved a success, the track ran into financial difficulties and in 1894 the New Louisville Jockey Club was incorporated with new capitalization and improved facilities. Despite this, the business floundered until 1902 when Col. Matt Winn of Louisville put together a syndicate of businessmen to acquire the facility. Under Winn, Churchill Downs prospered and the Kentucky Derby became the preeminent thoroughbred horse race in America.
Between 1875 and 1902, African-American jockeys won 15 of the 28 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. On May 11, 1892, African-American jockey Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton, age 15, became the youngest rider to win the Derby. The 1904 race was won by Elwood, the first Derby starter and winner owned by a woman, Laska Durnell. In 1915, Regret became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby, and in 1917, the English bred colt "Omar Khayyam" became the first foreign-bred horse to win the race.
Derby participants are limited to three-year-old horses. No horse since Apollo in 1882 has won the Derby without racing at age two.
As part of gaining income, horse owners began sending their successful Derby horses to compete a few weeks later in the Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York. The three races offered the largest purse and in 1919 Sir Barton became the first horse to win all three races. However, the term Triple Crown didn't come into use for another eleven years. In 1930, when Gallant Fox became the second horse to win all three races, sportswriter Charles Hatton brought the phrase into American usage. Fueled by the media, public interest in the possibility of a "superhorse" that could win the Triple Crown began in the weeks leading up to the Derby. Two years after the term was coined, the race, which had been run in mid-May since inception, was changed to the first Saturday in May to allow for a specific schedule for the Triple Crown races.
On May 3, 1952, the first national television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place. In 1954, the purse exceeded $100,000 for the first time. In 1968 Dancer's Image became the first (and to this day the only) horse to win the race and then be disqualified after traces of phenylbutazone, an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug, were found in the horse's urinalysis; unexpectedly, the regulations at Kentucky thoroughbred race tracks were changed some years later, allowing horses to run on phenylbutazone.
The fastest time ever run in the Derby (at its present distance) was set in 1973 at 1 minute 59 2/5 seconds when Secretariat broke the record set by Northern Dancer in 1964. Not only has Secretariat's record time stood for 34 years and counting, but in the race itself, he did something unique in Triple Crown races: each successive quarter, his times were faster.
The 2004 Derby marked the first time that jockeys, as a result of a court order, were allowed to wear corporate advertising logos on their clothing.
In 2005, the purse distribution for the Derby was changed, so that horses finishing fifth would henceforth receive a share of the purse; previously only the first four finishers did so.
Norman Adams has been the designer of the Kentucky Derby Logo since 2002. On February 1, 2006, the Louisville-based fast-food company Yum! Brands, Inc. announced a corporate sponsorship deal to call the race "The Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands." [2]
Traditions
In addition to the race itself, a number of traditions play a large role in the Derby atmosphere. The Mint Julep, an iced drink consisting of bourbon, mint and a sugar syrup is the traditional beverage of the race. The historic drink can be served in an ice-frosted silver julep cup but most Churchill Downs patrons sip theirs from a souvenir glass printed with all previous Derby winners. Also, burgoo, a thick stew of beef, chicken, pork and vegetables, is a popular Kentucky dish served at the Derby.
The infield, a spectator area inside the track, offers general admission prices but little chance of seeing much of the race. Instead, revelers show up in the infield to party with abandon. By contrast, "Millionaire's Row" refers to the expensive box seats that attract the rich, the famous and the well-connected. Women appear in fine outfits lavishly accessorized with large, elaborate hats. As the horses are paraded before the grandstands, the University of Louisville marching band plays Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home."
The Derby is frequently referred to as "The Run for the Roses," because a lush blanket of 554 red roses is awarded to the Kentucky Derby winner each year. The tradition is as a result of New York socialite E. Berry Wall presenting roses to ladies at a post-Derby party in 1883 that was attended by Churchill Downs founder and president, Col. M. Lewis Clark. This gesture is believed to have eventually led Clark to the idea of making the rose the race's official flower. However, it was not until 1896 that any recorded account referred to roses being draped on the Derby winner. The Governor of Kentucky awards the garland and the trophy. Pop vocalist Dan Fogelberg composed a song by that title for the 1980 running of the race.
Winners of the Kentucky Derby
A † designates a Triple Crown Winner.
Note: D. Wayne Lukas swept the 1995 Triple Crown with two different horses.
*In 1968, Dancer's Image finished first, but was disqualified after a post-race urine sample revealed traces of a banned drug in the horse. The drug in question - phenylbutazone - is now legal for use on racehorses in many states, including Kentucky. At the Kentucky Derby official website [1] and on the winner's plaque at Churchill Downs, both Dancer's Image and Forward Pass are listed as the 1968 winner of the Kentucky Derby.
See also
- Kentucky Derby Museum
- 2007 Kentucky Derby
- Derby pie
- Kentucky Derby Festival
- Kentucky Derby top three finishers
- Kentucky Oaks (sister race)
- List of attractions and events in Louisville, Kentucky
- List of graded stakes at Churchill Downs
- The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved, a journalism piece by Hunter S. Thompson.
References
- ^ "Tenth Race Churchill May 1, 2004". May 1, 2004. Daily Racing Forum. Accessed on May 9, 2006.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060517235236/http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/05/news/companies/yum_derby/index.htm