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Composite Picture Of Derby Winner If coming events cast their shadows before, the winner of the impending seventy -seventh running of the Kentucky Derby will measure up to certain standards. Analyzing the last 25 renewals of the Blue Grass classic, and attendant circumstances, the following composite picture of todays event presents itself: Age — 3 years, of course. Color — Chestnut 12, bay 9, brown 4. Sex— Colt 24, gelding 1. Owner, Calumet Farm, 4. Trainer — B. A. Jones, 5. Jockey — Eddie Arcaro, 4. Breeder — Calumet Farm, 4. Time average — 2:05%. Range, 2:01-%. track fast, Whirlaway, 1941, to 2:10*-.. track muddy, Clyde Van Dusen, 1929. Track Condition — Fast 14, good 4, slow 3, muddy 2, sloppy 1, heavy 1. Start — Good 25. Time at Post average — 4:13 f,. Range, one-half minute Johnstonwn, 1939: Citation, 1948, to 15 K minutes Burgoo King, 1932. Equipment — Whip 25, blinkers 13, no blinkers 12. Won — Easily 11, driving 9, handily 3, ridden out 2. Pace — Came from behind 18. Made own pace 7. Margin of Victory average — Three lengths. Range, nose Brokers Tip, 1933, to eight lengths Johnstown, 1939; Whirlaway, 1941: Assault, 1946. Dominant Color of Owners Silks — White and blue. Sire — Man o War, 2 American, Sir Gal- lahad III, 3 Imported. Tail Mail Line — Eclipse, 21, Matchem 4. Price of Post Time Favorite average — .57 to . Price of Winner average — .07 to . Post Position— 5 5, 1 4, 2 2, 4 2, 7 2, 11 2, 13 2, 3 1, 8 1, 10 1,12 1, 14 1, 20 1. Number of Starters — Fourteen.
