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. . .. 1 mm t I Kentucky Derbys of Past-Charts and Future Books 1928 i. . . ... A The names of Reigh Count, Sun Beau, Misstep, Toro, Petee-Wrack, Martie Flynn, Strolling Player, Jack Higgins, Distraction, Typhoon and Vito at this stage of American turf history loom large in retrospect. They were part and parcel of the Kentucky Derby field of 1928 and to many a prejudiced eye only the year of Twenty Grand, Equipoise, Mate, et al, saw a field that even closely approached that group in class. It was, without a dissenting vote, one of the greatest if not the top field of all time that ever assembled for the turfs one-day roman holiday in May in the Queen City of the South. Reigh Count, the Derby winner of that year, making good the publics confidence in him as future book and starting favorite, raced on to international fame by traveling to England to win the Coronation Cup, and missed victory in the Ascot Gold Cup by a short margin, while Sun Beau plodded on through the following years to pile up the tremendous total of 76,744 in money winnings. Sun Beau became the worlds greatest money-winning horse and holds that title today. He was not a great three-year-old. He was 60 to 1 in the opening line on the Kentucky Derby. Reigh Count was 4. Misstep, the crack Marks horse everybody could follow because of the wide blaze on his face, missed championship honors only because Reigh Count was out that year. Misstep was 10 to 1, betting odds that indicate a contender. Misstep was all of that. Toro was 20 to 1 and he also was a contender. He was a brilliant three-year-old albeit an unlucky one. He won Derbys and missed others by inches. The Derby finish was Reigh Count, Misstep and Toro. Sun Beau was present, thats all. Aside from being one of the best fields ever to start in the Derby, the 1928 running was the richest, Reigh Count, the winner, taking down the substantial sum of 5,375 as his share of the spoils. A reproduction of the chart of this memorable race is here presented and should prove interesting reading: FIFTH RACE 1 1-4 MILES. Woodtrap, May 21, 1921 2: 03 7 106. Fifty-Fourth OCQA Running KENTUCKY DERBY. 0,000 Added and Gold Trophy. 3-year-eytOOU olds. Weight-for-age. iv.dy-io-u.u Net value to winner 555,375; second, 56,000; third, 53,000; fourth, ,000. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 1 Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equir. Odds Strt 24471 REIGH COUNT vl26 4 3 5k 5and 24 lh 13 LangC Mrs J Hertz 06-100 24311MISSTEP wl26 1 1 l1 l1 12 22 GarnerW Le Mar Stock Farm - 1020-100 243712TORO w126 7 6 and 6k 3 V2 3 AmbroseE E B McLean 475-100 24471 JACK HIGGINS w 126 8 7 82 72 4and 46 44 AHenCE W J Curran 1442-100 245632REIGH OLGA wl26 5 4 7 8 7 5 52 PoolE O Lehmann 244712LAWLEY w 126 9 15 161 16 9 65 62 ThurberH Viking Stable 24371 DON Q. wl26 2 20 201 201 22 7 72 WallsP Sagamore Stable 24371 BOBASHELA w l26 20 11 111 Hi 5h Hi 82 FisherH Audley Farm 1208-100 245633BLACKWOOD vb 126 10 2 2J 24 8J 8 9 ChiavettaF Bloomfield Stable 24430 MARTIE FLYNN vb126 6 5 31 34 62 16 10 FronkW S Peabody 1418-100 24371 SUN BEAU wb 126 18 16 18 181 14 101 llh CraigmyleJ W S Kilmer 3842-100 24563 BAR NONE wb 126 13 19 21 21 W- 92 12 KederisJ Longridge Stable 24371 DISTRACTION wb 126 19 21 22 22 19 17J 131 McAuliffeD Wheatley Stable 1151-100 24371 PETEE-WRACK wb 126 15 17 14 14 101 181 143 JohnsonA J R Macomber t 24371 TYPHOON wb126 17 22 19 192 18 122 151 BarnesE Kenton Farm Stable 4121-100 24288 REPLEVIN wb126 11 9 12and 12and 16 131 161 PetersonV F Johnson t 244292CARTAGO wb126 3 10 91 9 151 192 17h HorvathK R E Leichleiter t 24429 BONIVAN 126 21 8 4 4b 20 152 182 LandoltC A A Kaiser t 24509 CHARMARTEN wb126 22 18 17 171 13 14 192 ButwellJ Wild Rose Farm Stable 24006VITO 126 12 13 10J 10 Hi 20i 202 KummorC A H Cosden tt3904-100 24371 SORTIE wb 126 14 12 15i 151 17 21 21i2 WcinerF A C Schwartz ft 24371 STROLLING PLAYER 126 16 14 13 13and 21and 22 22 FieldsG Salubria Stable iMutuel field. Coupled as Mrs. J. D. Hertz and O. Lehmann entry; AudIey Farm Stable and Salubria Stable entry; ifA. H. Cosden and A. C. Schwartz entry. Time, :24, :49, 1:15, VM, 2:10. Track heavy. . HUTTTELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKTNQ ODDB , MRS. J. D. HERTZ AND 0. LEH- MANN ENTRY .-. $ 6.12 $ 5.78 $ 3.98 206100 189100 99100 MISSTEP 8.28 5.90 314100 195100 TORO 3.76 88100 Winner Ch. c, by Sunreigh Contessina, by Count Schombcrg trained by B. S. Michell; bred by Mr. Willis Sharpe Kilmer. WENT TO POST 5:05. AT POST 6 minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. REIGH COUNT was ridden vigorously in the early running and responded nobly, racing into a forward position in the first half mile, then forced the pace and, under strong riding in the stretch, took the lead and drew away to win with speed in reserve. MISSTEP began fast next to the inner rail, showed fine speed and, setting a fast pace for the going, finished well, but was easily held safe. TORO suffered slightly from some interference, but when clear in the stretch, came steadily and was running fast at the end. JACK HIGGINS was prominent for the entire way and ran a good and game race. REIGH OLGA dropped back in the early running and came fast in the stretch. MARTIE FLYNN began tiring after going a mile. BLACKWOOD tired. BONIVAN was done after going a half mile. PETEE-WRACK was always far back. VITO and SORTIE were never prominent. BOBASHELA closed a ep. STROLLING PLAYER raced far back for most of the way. Scratched 24597 Colonel Shaw, 126; 24563 Mop Up, 126; 24250 Rumpelstiltskin, 126; 24597Dowagiac, 126. The Future Book prices from the opening quotations until the day of the race follow: February March March May Horse. 29 7 28 7 Odds Odds Odds Odds Reigh Count 4 4 5 3 Misstep 10 15 20 12 Toro 20 40 30 30 Jack Higgins 60 60 40 40 Reigh Olga 100 100 100 50 Lawley 40 40 40 200 Don Q 200 100 100 100 Bobashela 100 . 200 60 20 Blackwood 40 30 30 30 Martie Flynn 100 200 200 200 Sun Beau 60 40 40 100 Bar None, 200 200 40 40 Distraction 40 40 30 15 Petee-Wrack 15 12 12 " 20 Typhoon 40 40 40 30 Replevin 200 100 100 75 Cartago 60 100 100 200 Bonivan 200 100 100 60 Charmarten . 500 100 100 200 Vito 30 50 50 20 Sortie 10 8 12 15 Strolling Player 50 60 40 15
