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Outstanding Incidents in the History of the Kentucky Derby Omar Khayyam was the first and only imported thoroughbred to win the famous race. Sir Barton was the first maiden to score a Kentucky Derby victory. Sir Barton is the only horse to date to win both the Derby and .the Preakness. Regret is the only filly that ever triumphed in the Derby. Only one Kentucky Derby winner has ever sired a winner of the event. Halma won in 1895. Seven years later his son Alan a Dale duplicated the feat. The mest valuable Derby run was in 1922, won by Morvich. The winners hare that year amounted to J53.775. The Derby, since its inauguration in 1875. has been run at two distances. Until 1896 it was one "and a half miles. Since then it has been at one mile and a quarter. The fastest Derby run at the longer distance was in 1889 when Spokane won m 2:34 -j. Old Rosebud is the record holder for the event at one mile and a quarter. He won in 1914 in 2:0.T4r,. This stood as the track record until 1916. when Woodtrap clipped one fifth of a second off it. The longest-priced Derby winner wa Donerail He paid 92 to 1 when he won in 1913. In 190S Stone Streets backers received 60 to 1 on th?ir tickets The average Derby field has numbered Mgfcl .-tarter-. In the fifty years of its hi.-tory a total of 420 h.rsc- have striven1 for th gulden honors. Forty five per cent of the post time favorite- won. The Derby ha- been won by forty three cobs, six geldings and one filly. Virgil and Falsetto are the only sires vfcen get w n three Derby-. Virgil sired Yasrani, which won in 1876; Hindoo, winner in 1881, and Ben All. the victor in 1886. Falsetto sired Chant, winner in 1894; Hi- Eminence, which won in 1901, and Sir I limn, conqueror of the field m 1906. kaae Murphy, the old time col red rider, was the only jockey that ever rode three Derby winner.-. He had the mounts on Buchanan. 1S84; Ri!ev. 1890, and Kingman lH.H Willie Sinmi-. Wmkfield and Johnny L ftus rode two winners. Simms had the leg up on Ben Brush. 1896. and Plaudit. 1S98 Winkficlds mouni- were His p;min?nce. 1901. and Alan a Dale. 1902 Ixiftus rode George Smith. 1916. and Sir Barton. 1919. It co.-t- an mniT J." 2" to send a horse to the post in the Derby. The nomination fee is 125 and the starting fee 00. The Kentucky Jockey Club adds 150.000 to the stake. The second hor.-e receives ,000. third horse. ,000. and fourth horse. ,000 The winner receies the 0,000 added money plus the subscription and starting fees, less 0,000 s coud. third and fourth money. I i
