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Kentucky Derby Facts and Figures Where run — Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky. Class of race — For three-year-olds, scale weight. Distance of race — One and one-quarter miles. Number of entries — 14. Number of nominations — 113 closed February 15. Added money value of race — 00,000 0,000 trophy. Running of stake — the seventy-fifth. Gross value of race — 19,650 14 starters Other monies — second, 0,000; third, ,000; fourth, ,500. Awards to trainers — the winner, ,000; second horse, ,000; third horse, ,000. Awards to breeders — the winner, ,000; second horse, ,000; third horse, 00. Nomination fee — 0. Starting fee — ,000. Net value to winner — 1,600 and 0,000 trophy 14 starters. Post time — 4:30 p. m. Central Standard Time. Fastest Derby time — Whirlaway, 2:015, track record — 1941. Estimated attendance — over 100,000. First winner — Aristides 1875; last winner — Citation 1948. Most winners — Col. Edward R. Bradley 4 1921, 1926, 1932, 1933. Breeders of most winners — A. J. Alexander 5 1877, 1880, 1885, 1894. 1901. Rider of most winners — Eddie Arcaro 4 1938, 1941, 1945, 1948. Trainer of most winners — H. J. Thompson 4 1921, 1926, 1932, 1933: and Ben A. Jones 4 1938, 1941, 1944, 1948. Longest-priced winner — Donerail 1913, 82.90 for . Shortest-priced winners — Hindoo 1881, Halma 1885, Agile a 905— 1 to 3. Largest field — 22 in 1928 Reigh Count, winner. Smallest fields — 1892 and 1905 — 3 starters. Largest number of nominations — 1928, 196. Derby winners 1875 to 1948, inclusive — 66 colts, 7 geldings and one filly. Filly winner — Regret, 1915. Imported winner — Omar Khayyam 1917. Largest purse to winner — Assault 1946, 6,400. Smallest purse to winner — Aristides 1875, ,850.
