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Derby Favorite Race Record ofPublicChoices CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky April 30 The Kentucky Derby has been a favorites race more or less That is favor ¬ ites have fared exceedingly well in the 79 previous runnings of the celebrated classic classicPublic Public first choices have finished out of the money only 18 times in the entire his ¬ tory of the Derby Thirtyseven have won 18 finished second and six came in third Moreover eight have run fourth to com ¬ pensate their owners to some extent extentLast Last year Native Dancer the gray gal ¬ loper from Alfred G Vanderbilts Saga ¬ more Farm held at oddson of 7 to 10 was runnerup to Cain Hoy Stables Dark Star StarDuring During the last 15 years however six favorites have carried off the capital prize But in the past 10 years only two public choices have taken the top award while but two of the shortpriced gentry have smelled the roses in the last six renewals renewalsHere Here is a tabulation of the favorites prices quoted against them and a record of how they finished each year since the Derby was inaugurated 79 years ago Year Favorite Odds Fin 1875 Aristides 2910 1 1876 Vagrant 95 i 1877 Leonard 53 2 1878 Himyar 13 2 1879 Lord Murphy nio 1 1880 Kimball 23 2 1881 Hindoo 13 i 1882 Runnymede 45 2 1883 Leonatus 121 1884 Audrain 53 3 1885 Joe Cotton ii i 1886 Ben All 75 i 1887 Banburg 85 4 1888 Melbourne Stable entry 53 2 1889 Proctor Knot 12 2 1890 Robespierre li 3 1891 Kingman ii i 1892 Azra 32 i 1893 Gushing Orth Entry 107 1 1894 Chant 12 i 1895 Halma 13 i 1896 Ben Brush 12 l 1897 Ornament ii 2 1898 Leiber Karl 13 2 1899 Manuel 1120 1 1900 Lieut Gibson 710 1 1901 Alard Schreck 710 5 1902 Abe Frank 35 4 1S03 Early 35 2 1904 Brancas 115 3 1905 Agile i3 i 1906 Sir Huon nio i 1907 Red Gauntlet 654 1908 Sir Cleges 1710 2 1909 Wintergreen 1910 1 1910 Donau 85 1 1911 Governor Gray ii 2 1912 Worth 45 1 1913 Ten Point 65 2 1914 Old Rosebud 45 1 1915 Regret 135 i 1916 H P Whitney entry 11 5 1917 Ticket 75 2 1918 War Cloud 75 4 1919 J W McClelland entry 2110 7 1920 G W Loft entry 431 3 1921 H P Whitney entry 1110 3 1922 Morvich 65 1 1923 Whitney Greentree Greentreeentry entry 2310 6 1924 Black Gold 1710 1 1925 Quatrain 1910 12 1926 E R Bradley entry 1910 1 1927 H P Whitney entry 125 1 1928 Hertz Lehmann entry 21 1 1929 E R Bradley entry 1710 4 930 Gallant Fox 65 1 1931 Greentree Stable entry 910 1 1932 Tick On 95 6 1933 W R Coe entry 75 4 1934 Brookmeade Stable entry 32 l 1935 Nellie Flag 195 4 1936 Brevity 45 2 1937 War Admiral 85 1 1938 Fighting Fox 75 6 1939 Johnstown 35 1 1940 Bimelech 52 2 1941 Whirlaway 2910 1 1942 Greentree Stable entry 1910 1 1943 Count Fleet 25 1 1944 Stir Up 75 3 1945 Pot o Luck 3310 2 1946 Maine Chance Fm entry 1110 4 1947 Phalanx 21 2 1948 Calumet Farm entry 25 1 1949 Olympia 45 6 1950 Your Host 85 9 1951 Battle Morn 145 6 1952 Hill Gail 1110 1 1953 Native Dancer 710 2
