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Old Rosebuds Record Breaking Derby Many columns would be required for the narration of the most interesting incidents in the long history of Americas most picturesque race the Kenucky Derby but one which is little referred to these days except when the running time of the race is in question was the victory of Old Rosebud in 1914 1914Old Old Rosebud to this day holds the record for the Derbys mile and a quarter two minutes three arid twofifths seconds The Churchill Downs track record for the distance is only onefifth of a second better than that and it was made by Woodtrap a horse of little distinction distinctionWhen When Old Rosebud set the record the Derby while being run for the fortieth time was an allowance race and not the weight test that it is now and has been since 1920 when Paul Jones was the first horse to win it with the present set Derby weight of 126 pounds for colts Old Rosebud had up only 114 pounds and no other in the race carried more than 117 The best time performance since all colts and geldings have carried 126 pounds was that of Bubbling Over in 192G It was 2034 The Old Rosebud Derby carried an added value of only 10000 and Old Rosebuds owner H C Applegate received only 9125 Last year when Clyde Van Dusen son of Man o War won the victory was worth 53950 53950A A remarkable feature of Old Rosebuds victory in which he set a new track record and established a Derby record which has stood for so many years is that he won by eight lengths The official chart of that Derby follows followsIndex Index Horses AWtPPSt i Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equly Odds Strt StrtJ StrtOLD OLD ROSEBUD 1H C Gil 1 1 1 1 1 1 J McCabe H C AppleEate 85100 85100W 114 7 2 2 W Taylor 1C Spence 510100 510100J 117 4 7 7 J Hanover A P Humphrey Jr 1350100 1350100G G Byrne A Baker 1000100 1000100C C Turner W G Yanko 1250100 1250100C C Peak n F Carman 1400100 1400100W W French J E Madden 1500100 Hodge paid SO to 100 place 80 to 100 show Bronzewing paid 100 to 100 sliow
