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Regrets Feat Safe For Another Year YearOnly Only Filly to Win Coveted Event Bewitch Only One Of Sex Nominated in 1948 1948CHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky April 30 The Kentucky Derby Americas No 1 thoroughbred classic has been cap ¬ tured by only one filly Regret who won the 1915 renewal With no filly in tomor ¬ rows field for the seventhfourth running in as many years the record will stand through at least another staging stagingIn In all 27 fillies have started in the race and the one who came nearest to matching Regrets feat was Lady of Navarre who was second back in 1906 Five others fin ¬ ished third Plamma in 1912 Gowell 1913 Bronzewing 1914 Viva America 1918 and Prudery 1921 Mata Hari in 1934 and Nellie Flag in 1935 finished in fourth position positionOther Other fillies less successful in the testing one mile and a quarter race were Gold Mine and Ascension 1875 Marie Michon 1876 Early Light 1877 Ada Glen and Wissa hicken 1879 Pikes Pride 1883 Round the World 1911 Watermelon 1914 Regalo 1919 Cleopatra 1920 Careful 1921 Startle 1922 Alcibiades 1930 Oscillation 1932 Bazaar 1934 Gold Seeker 1936 and Misweet 1945 1945Calumet Calumet Farms Bewitch queen of last years twoyearold fillies was the only one of her sex nominated for this seasons Derby
