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- i J : rt Kentucky Derbys of Past-Charts and Future Books ! 1922 k Morvich was one of the so-called "sprinters" that won a Kentucky Derby. He accomplished the feat in 1922, the first year in which the Derby purse amounted to 0,000 or more. From the standpoint of class he ranks right up with some of the more highly-regarded horses which won succeeding Derby renewals. Morvich was owned by Ben Bloch oi New York and was the champion two-year-old of 1921. His position in public esteem and with turf regulars was something in the nature of tha light in which El Chico is regarded today. They doubted he could go the Derby route and "go it" fast enough to beat the cream of the years three-year-old crop. He opened at 5 to 1 in the future books and he was so highly regarded by the players that his opponents, that is, those horses which figured to have a chance with him, commanded 20 to 1 and upwards. The regulars had nothing to play against him, even if they doubted his staying ability. The general public, however, figured him as "in" and they bet accordingly. On May 8 at the closing of the future books Morvich was 4 1-2 to 1. Deadlock, Startle and Busy American were 15 to 1 each. Startle was quite a filly as a juvenile, but like all of her sex except Regret, played no leading part in the actual race. She finished well back in the big race, with Morvich romping home before Bet Mosie and John Finn and paying only 6 to 5 in the mutuels. Bet Mosie, a Bradley horse, was second choice because he had two running mates, By Gosh and Busy American. Morvich led all the way to win the Derby in the fashion expected by his admirers, but to the surprise of all he never won another race as a three-year-old. The chart of the 1922 Derby is here shown: FIFTH RACE 1 1-4 MILES. Woodtrap, May 21, 1921 2:03 7 106. Fortv-Eiehth 61745 Mavii??rn 3-year-olds. TaftgyS? Weight-for-age. DEKBY- ?50000 Added and 000 in SSi jSS j io--l.u Net value to winner 3,775; second, ,000; third, ,000; fourth. ,000 Index Horses Eg t A Wt PP St 1 Str Fin Jockeys Owni Equiv. Odds Stri 58507 MORVICH wl26 4 2 14 1$ 1U 1U m JohnsonA B Block TmTm SffiTJSv WJS ? 5 9 BurkeH fdHour Stock Farm 61554 JOHN FINN ws 126 1 4 5 51 62 2h 31 PoolE G F Baker 991 infl gRK wl26 6 6 41 4i fi3h 4 MooneyJD R H Shannon S fmrpvL W I I f, f, I" 52 54 RbinC Lexington Stabl, 1905-10 61574 LETTERMAN 126 9 w 9 7i 71 71 71 61 RiceT GreentrPP StaM- vann inn 66SsT?RTfPDER 5 I f 81481 74 CE Morforrtejonaese 3 615543STARTLE w!21 2 3 32 31 2and 6A ConnellvD H H Howift TWi irS Time, :23, t47?, 1:13, 1:394, 2:04. Track fast. MORVICH - -Td dAMUTK8n TATPn 0iFICUt BOOKING ODDS mLEVfe -3 5350 ,20-100 "5-100 75-100 johS 2-90 a 45-" 23tlSS els.Wmner-Br C Ly Runnmede-Hmir. Dr. Legso trained by F. Burlew; bred by Mr. A. B. Spreck. WENT TO POST 4:50. AT POST 3 minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving MQRYJCH ran, as if he outclassed the others, was kept in the lead under hard , t restraint for the first mile and drew away m the stretch to win under a pull. BET MOSIE was ridden wide on th T turns and lS much ground but rfosed a b gap and finished gamely. JOHN FINN raced prominently all tl way and finhhS STARtIf CI ""I WeI1-bUt, utirGd 5n thc ?ast tuarter MY, PLAY ran well, but nbhed quUe ,amScraSt BUSY AMERICAN broke down in the BntZ follow1!6 FUtUre B0k PriCe3 frm the openinS ..potations until the day of the raci Horse. Mch AP,riI May 13 3- 8 Morvich dds dds Qdds Bet Mosie. ....... 5 H John Finn .i""" AA JJ" : 20 20. Deadlock ................ .30 20, My Play. .....1 ; 0 16 .. Letterman 100 Surf Rider... """ I" 200 Startle 20 -.;..!.".""" By Gosh . ! . ! . ! I ! ; ; . 20. on 25 is Busy American - 5 . . . 50 15
