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Kentucky Derbys of Past Charts and Future Books 1937 ; fc- War Admiral, greatest son of the mighty Man o War, emblazened his name among the Kentucky Derby winners in 1937, went on to the three-year-old championship and was crowned the best horse of the year without" a dissenting voice. The details of that memorable race and the future betting that preceded it are well worth recalling, as the following will reveal: SIXTH RACE 1 1-4 MILES Out of Chute. Twenty Grand, May 16, 1931 2:01 3 A ATQft 126- Sixty-Third Running: KENTUCKY DERBY. 0,000 Added. 3-year-tcU 4 JJ olds. Scale weights. May-8-37-C.D Net value to winner 2,050; second, ,000; third, ,000; fourth, ,000. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 1 Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 40297 WAR ADMIRAL wl26 1 2 lV- l3 V KurtsgerC Glen Riddle Farms 160-100 40490 POMPOON w 125 14 6 52 4 22 2 2 RichardsH J H Louchhcim 800-100 406142REAPING REWARD vb 126 17 7 8 6 83 53 33 RobcrtsonA Milky Way Farm :46O-10O 40490MELODIST wl26 3 10 6h 51 5 4" 41 LongdenJ Wheatley Stable 1510-100 38966 SCENESHIFTER vvb126 12 13 10 12 ll 7 52 StoutJ M Howard 1120-100 401272HEELFLY w 126 10 1 34 22 33 3 6and WrightWD Three Ds Stock Farm 1620-100 40614DELLOR vb126 2 4 7 9 6 6 7 JamesB J W Parrish 1370-100 40282 BURNING STAR vb126 15 15 14 131 131 101 8and ParkeC Shandon Farm 930-100 402972COURT SCANDAL wb 126 6 11 12 8h 93 12i 91 SteffenE T B Martin 40490 CLODION" wb 126 13 14 132 14 122 9 lO AndersonI W A Carter t 40297 FAIRY HILL wb 126 4 3 21i 33 4i 8111 PetersM Foxcatcher Farms 4460-100 40490 MERRY MAKER wb 126 7 19 172 11 10 11 12 DabsonH Miss E G Rand f 40614 NO SIR wb 126 19 17 16h 17 17 133h LeBlancH Miss M Hirsch t 403493GREY GOLD wb 126 11 18 192 19191 14 141 RoscnJ E W Duffy t 40614 MILITARY wsb 126 5 9 lb11 151 151 15 CorbettC Milky Way Farm t 39858 SUNSET TRAIL n. wb 126 18 20 20 20 20 164162 DotterR R Walsh 40445 FENCING wsb 126 8 12 9 10 16 172 17 WestropeJ M Howard J 406143BERNARD F. wl26 16 16 18 183 19 183 181 HardyL 1 J Collins t 404902SIR DAMION wb 126 20 8 11J 16h 143 19 19" YagerE Marshall Field 404452BILLIONAIRE wb 126 9 5 4and 7 72 20 20 WoofG E R Bradley 1650-100 Mutucl field. Coupled as Milky Way Farm entry; M. Howard entry. Time, :23!, :4G4, 1:12. 1:37, 2:QVA. Track fast. . MUTUEXS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKIKO ODDB WAR ADMIRAL $ 5.20 $ 4.20 $ 3.40 160100 110100 70100 POMPOON 9.40 6.00 370100 200100 MILKY WAY FARM ENTRY 3.80 90100 Winner Br. c, by Man o War Brushup, by Sweep trained by G. Conway; bred by Mr. S. D. Riddle. WENT TO POST 4:42. AT POST 8J minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. WAR ADMIRAL, fractious at the post but away fast and sent clear of his company under brisk urging, was taken under steadying restraint after racing a quarter mile, set the pace easily to the final half mile, increased his advantage gradually following a brisk shaking up on the stretch turn and, continuing well to the end, won in hand. POMPOON, forced wide throughout and a contender from the start, was reserved off the pace, offered good response when called upon and held on with fine courage, though he did not seriously threaten the winner., REAPING REWARD, in close quarters briefly approaching the first turn, dropped back slightly on the stretch turn, but came again, only to tire in the late stages. MELODIST, a factor from the start, tired when the real test came. SCENESHIFTER, jostled about on the first turn and eased back in several futile attempts to secure racing room between horses, lost much ground on the final turn, then closed well in a splendid effort. HEELFLY, fractious at the post, but away fast, had to be taken back slightly on the first turn as FAIRY HILL came over, saved ground during the final three-quarters, but tired in the stretch. DELLOR lost ground much of the race. BURNING STAR could not get up. COURT SCANDAL tired. CLODION was in close quarters on the inside on the back stretch. FAIRY HILL had speed, but was through after racing a mile. MILITARY was far back throughout. FENCING quit. BILLIONAIRE was through early. The Future Book prices from the opening quotations until the day of the race follow: March March April April April April May May Horse. 22 31 3 21 24 -29 4 5 Odds Odds Odds Odds Odds Odds Odds Odds War Admiral 12 15 15 8 10 4 5-2 2 Pompoon 8 7 8 4 4 4 6 6 Reaping- Reward 10 8867644 Melodist 200 100 60 60 100 ... 20 15 Sceneshifter 25 25 20 20 15 ... 15 10 Heelfly 40 20 30 25 40 40 40 30 Dehor 30 30 30 20 ... 20 20 10 Burning Star 100 100 50 100 ... 50 50 50 Court Scandal 30 30 20 30 40 ... 40 40 Clodion . 30 30 40 20 20 20 20 30 Fairy Hill T 20 30 20 25 30 30 30 30 Merry Maker 60 100 60 50 ... ... 60 60 No Sir 25 40 30 20 25 ... 15 15 Grey Gold 200 40 60 40 30 30 30 30 Military 25 30 50 20 20 20 20 20 Sunset Trail II...... 100 100 100 40 50 ... 50 30 Fencing 60 60 50 60 20 30 Bernard F. 60 100 50 80 60 ... 50 Sir Damion 40 40 40 30 30 ... 20 15 BUhonaire 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 Brooklyn ; 10 8 8 6 7 ....
