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DERBY TAVORITE RACE RECORD OF PUBLIC CHOICES The Kentucky Derby has been more or less of a favorite race That is favorites have fared exceedingly well during the sixtytwo runnings of the coveted race Only thirteen times in the entire history of the Derby the favorites have finished outside the money Thirty have won fourteen fin ¬ ished second five third and six fourth Since 1924 seven favorites have carried off the great prize The following is a rec ¬ ord of how the favorites with prices quoted against them have finished each year since the Derby was established in 1875 Year Horse OddsFin 1875 Aristides 2910 1 1876 Vagrant 95 J 1877 Leonard 53 1878 Himyar 13 1879 Lord Murphy 1110 1 1880 Kimball 23 2 2ISSlHindoo ISSlHindoo 13 1 1882 Runnymede 45 2 1883 Leonatus I2 3 1884 Audrain 53 f 1885 Joe Cotton 1 1 1886 Ben Ali 75 1 1887 Banburg 85 4 1S88 Melbourne Stable entry J 53 1889 Proctor Knott 12 i 1890 Robespierre 1 3 1891 Kingman 1 1 1892 Azra 32 1 1893 Gushing Orth entry 107 1 1894 Chant 12 1 1895 Halma 13 1 1896 Ben Brush 12 3 1897 Ornament 1 1898 Lieber Karl 13 1899 Manuel H20 1 11SOO 1SOO Lieut Gibson 710 1901 Alard Schreck 710 J 1902 Abe Frank 35 1903 Early 35 1 1804 Brancas ll5 i 1905 Agile 13 1906 Sir Huon 1110 1 1907 Red Gauntlet 65 1908 Sir Cleges 1710 1909 Wintergreen 1910 1910 Donau 85 1911 Governor Gray 1 1912 Worth 45 1913 Ten Point 65 1914 Old Rosebud 45 1 1915 Regret 135 f 1916 H P Whitney entry 1 J 1917 Ticket 75 1918 War Cloud 75 1919 J W McClelland entry 2110 1920 G W Loft entry 4310 1921 H P Whitney entry 1110 I 1922 Morvich 65 1 1923 Whitney and Greentree entry 2310 6 1924 Black Gold 1710 1 1925 Quatrain 1910 12 1926 E R Bradley entry 1910 1 1927 H P Whitney entry 125 1 1928 Hertz and Lehmann entry 2 1929 E R Bradley entry 1710 1930 Gallant Fox 65 1931 Greentree Stable entry 910 1932 Tick On 95 1933 W R Coe entry 75 4 1934 Brookmeade Stable entry 32 1 1935 Nellie Flag 195 1936 Brevity 45
