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FALSETTOS DEFEAT IN 1879 The Kentucky Derby of 1879 marked the defeat of the brilliant race horse Falsetto, I the greatest son of Enquirer. Previous to i his start in the Churchil Downs classic, Fal- j setto had won his first race as a three-year- ! old, scoring in the Phoenix Hotel Stakes at ! Lexington on the occasion of his first ap- ! pearance under colors, as he was not raced as a two-year-old. Lord Murphy beat Fal- j setto in the Derby by a narrow margin. Later Falsetto won the Clark Stakes and then was taken to Saratoga, where in both the Travers and Kenner stakes he defeated the mighty Spendthrift. He was purchased by Pierre Lorilard and sent to England, but never raced, for he broke down the following j year. After being returned to this country j Falsetto entered the stud and sired many notable horses, including The Picket, winner cf the American Derby, and Sir Huon, winner of both the Kentucky and Latonia Derbys. Falsetto sired three Kentucky Derby winners: Chant, in 1894; His Eminence, in 1901, and Sir Huon, in 1906.
