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FILLY FAVORITE IN 1934 Despite the fact that only one filly had ever won the Kentucky Derby Regret in 1915 Mata Hari was installed favorite in the winter books of 1934 The best that could be procured on the daughter of Peter Hast ¬ ings was 10 to 1 and Tatanne another filly opened at 40 to 1 Late in April 2 to 1 was being laid that a filly would not win the Derby but nevertheless Mata Hari was the ruling favorite in those same books at 4 to 1 She gave her backers a thrill the day of the race by leading the field for threequarters of a mile where she tired but hung on to finish fourth to Cavalcade Discovery and Agrarian
