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TEN BROECK AND PAROLE One of Kentuckys most famous horses, the immortal Ten Broeck, which in the course of 1876 and 1877 furnished the racing world with the then almost unbelievable records of a mile in 1:39 3-4, two miles in 3:27 1-2, three miles in 5:26 1-2, and four miles in 7:15 3-4, was unplaced in the first running of the Kentucky Derby, won by Aristides. Another famous horse of the early days to meet defeat in the Kentucky Derby was the marvelous Parole, which finished unplaced in the second running, won by Vagrant.
