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Kentucky Derby Lore There were 150 thoroughbreds nominated for the 1930 running of the Ken ¬ tucky Derby as compared with 159 last year yearOmar Omar Khayyam iras the first and only imported thoroughbred to win the famous classic classicSir Sir Barton was the first maiden to score a Kentucky Derby victory It also was his first start as a threeyearold threeyearoldSir Sir Barton is the only horse to date to win both the Derby and the Preakness Eegret is the only filly that ever triumphed triumphedOnly Only one Kentucky Derby winner has ever sired a winner of the event Ilalma won in 1895 Seven years later his son AlanaDale duplicated the feat featThe The most valuable Derby ever ran was the 1928 renewal won by Reign Count The winners share that year amounted to 55375 55375The 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 a test of one mile and a quarter quarterThe The fastest Derby run at the longer distance was in 1889 when Spokane won in 234j 234jOld Old Rosebud was the record holder for the event at one mile and a quarter He won the 1914 running in 203 This stood as the track record until 1916 when IVoodtrap clipped onefifth of a second off it itThe The longestpriced Derby winner was Doncrail He paid 92 to 1 when he won in 1913 1913Fortynine Fortynine per cent of the posttime favorites have won wonThe The Derby has been won by fortyseven colts seven geldings and one filly fillyTIrgil TIrgil and Falsetto are the only sires whose get won three Derbys Tirgil sired Yagrant which won in 1876 Hindoo winner in 1881 and Ben All the victor in 1886 1886Falsetto Falsetto sired Chant winner in 1891 His Eminence which won in 1901 and Sir Huon conqueror of the field in 1906 1906Longfellow Longfellow King Alfonso Broomstick The Finn and 3IcGee each number two Derby winners among their progeny Longfellows winning get were Lconatus 1883 and Rilcy 1890 King Alfonso was the sire of Fonso 1880 and Joe Cotton 1885 Broomstick has the unique distinction of having sired the only filly winner Regret 1915 Meridian in 1911 was his first winner McCee sired Donerail 1913 and Exterminator 1916 Zev 1923 and Flying Ebony 1925 are sons of The Finn FinnThe The largest field that ever paraded to the post in the Derby was in 1928 when Reigh Count conquered twentyone rivals rivalsThe The smallest field numbered three starters In 1892 it consisted of Azra Huron and Phil Dwyer In 1899 Manuel defeated Corsini and Mazo In 1905 Agile had only Rams Horn and Layson to beat beatIsaac Isaac Murphy the oldtime colored rider and G Lewis are the only jockeys that ever rode three Derby winners Murphy had the mount on Buchanan 1884 Riley 1890 and Kingman 1891 while Lewis rode Aristides 1875 Fouso 1SSO and Montrose in 1887 1887TYillie TYillie Simms Winkfield Johnny Loftus Albert Johnson and Earl Sande rode two winners Simms had the leg up on Ben Brush 1896 and Plaudit 1898 IVinkfields mounts were His Eminence 1901 and Alana Dale 1902 Loftus rode George Smith 1916 and Sir Barton 1919 Johnsons winning mounts were Morvich 1922 and Bubbling Over 1926 Sande rode Zev 1923 and Flying Ebony 1925 1925It It costs an owner 525 to send a horse to the post in the Derby The nomina tion fee is 25 and the starting fee 500 500The The Kentucky Jockey Club adds 50000 to the stake stakeThe The second horse receives 6000 third horse 3000 and fourth horse 1000 1000The The winner receives the 50000 added money plus the subscription and starting fees less 10000 second third and fourth money moneyBut But three owners have the honor of winning the Derby twice H P Whitney won in 1915 with Regret and in 1927 with Whiskery E R Bradley carried away the honors in 1921 with Behave Yourself and in 1926 with Bubbling Over On both occasions Mr Bradleys horses took second money also Azra in 1892 and Sir Huon in 1906 carried the colors of George J Long LongThere There have been five winners bred at Woodburn Stud of A J Alexander at Spring Station Kentucky Five winners have been bred at J E Mad dens Hamburg Place G J Longs Bashford Manor Stud in Kentucky has provided three winners and H P Whitney E R Bradley Milton Young James B Haggin D Swigert and W S Kilmer have each credit for two twoKentucky Kentucky has produced the majority of winners thirtysix being bred in the blue grass state New Jersey has furnished three Tennessee three California three New York two Pennsylvania Alabama Montana Mis ¬ souri Ohio Oklahoma and Yirginia each one with Omar Khayyam hail ¬ ing from England EnglandThe The Derby fields have averaged nine starters In the fiftyfive years of its history a total of 513 horses have striven for the golden honors
