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BEST HORSE IN DERBY Many Believe in Old Turf Axiom Axiomin in the Case of Earl EarlSande Sande The best horse in the Derby Why if you believe in an old turf axiom it may be Earl Sande In the old days when the Dwyer Brothers colors were being triumph ¬ antly carried by some of the greatest horses of their day Mike Dwyer was asked Which is the best liorse in your stable and that noted turf character instantly replied Jimmy McLaughlin Reference of course was made to the great jockey of that name one of the most noted riders of the American turf Hence sprang that trite turf expression the jockey was the best horse in the race raceAnd And today at Churchill Downs and through ¬ out the land many will be found of the opinion that Earl Sande is the best horse in the Derby Certainly aside from what Gallant Fox has accomplished this year one of the prime reasons for the confident back ¬ ing he is certain to attract will be the pres ¬ ence of Sande astride the Belair Stud repre ¬ sentative sentativeEarl Earl Sande has been proclaimed and rightly so the outstanding rider in America for the last dozen or more years His return to the saddle after a brief experience as trainer of his own stable finds him the same skillful uncanny rider of old as was clearly demon ¬ strated by the masterly manner in which he rode Gallant Fox to victory in the Preakness Stakes StakesSande Sande has ridden two Derby winners Zev in 1923 and Flying Ebony in 1925 and today has the glorious opportunity to be enrolled with the ever famous Isaac Murphy and G Lewis as the only jockeys to ride three Derby winners winnersThe The wonderful riding record of Earl Sande is here presented Amount AmountTear Tear Jits 1st 2d 3d Unp PO Won 191S 707 158 122 80 347 22 138827 101 340 80 07 58 141 23 120042 1020 355 102 80 5G 117 29 223231 1021 540 112 09 59 100 33 203013 1022 380 122 78 01 125 32 253431 1923 430 122 89 79 140 28 5C9394 1024 119 32 13 24 50 27 131125 1925 208 72 54 40 102 27 2G4700 1920 293 72 GO 45 115 24 307G05 1927 179 49 33 19 78 27 277k877 1928 104 21 20 10 53 20 81050 1029 10 1 0 5 4 10 lr83 1030 8211 4 25 C3575 Total 3555 945 G92 537 137G 27 2707433
