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Official 1955 Kentucky Derby Chart ChartSEVENTH SEVENTH RACE 1 14 MILES Whirlaway May 3 19412013126 Eightyfirst running THE 47 ft fl KENTUCKY DERBY 125000 added 3yearolds Scale weights By subscription of O J U 100 each in cash 250 to go through the entry box 1250 additional to start 125000 May 755 CD added of which 25000 to second 12500 to third 5000 to fourth 100000 guaran ¬ teed to winner Starters tobe named through the entry box the day before the race at the usual time of closing Owner of winner to receive a gold trophy trophyGross Gross value 152500 Net value to winner 10800 second 25000 third 12560 fourth 5000 Mutuel Pool 1677178 Index Horses EqtAWtPPSt Vz 1 Sir Fin Jockeys Owners Odds to 1 471531 SWAPS w 126 8 4 11 H 1 1J Hi W Shoaker R C Ellsworth 280 466031 NASHUA w 126 5 1 31 3 2 24 2 1 E Arcaro Belair Stud 130 466032 SUMMER TAN wb 126 10 6 4 45 3 32 3 E Guerin Mrs J W Galbreath 490 470041 RACING FOOL w 126 7 5 51 5 5 43 4J H Moreno Cain Hoy Stable a570 474132 JEANS JOE wb126 9 9 10 83 6J 52 51 J S Brooks Murcain Stable 1620 474131 FLYING FURY w126 210 83 91 92 6J 62 C McCreary Cain Hoy Stable a570 474134 HONEYS ALIBI w 126 4 2 63 63 71 7J 73 W Harmatz W L Ranch Co 5560 458341 BLUE LEM wb 126 1 7 9J 10 10 94 8 J C Rogers H C Fruehauf 2330 474133 NABESNA wb 126 3 8 73 74 81 81 910 J Adams C Mooers 5280 471533 TRIM DESTINY w 126 6 3 2 2h 4h 10 10 L C Cook G R White 5090 5090aCoupled aCoupled Racing Fool and Flying Fury Time 23 47 112 137 201 Track fast fastOfficial Official Program Numbers i 2 Mutuels Paid N Odds to 1 1ki ki L n 7SWAPS 760 340 260 280 70 u Mutuel rriceSf 20I SNASHUA 300 240 50 20 I 9SUMMER TAN 300 50 50Winner Winner Civ c by Khaled Iron Reward by Beau Pere trained by M A Tenney bred by R C Ellsworth IN GATE431 OFF AT 431J CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME TIMEStart Start good Won driving second and third the same SWAPS alertly ridden took command soon after the start raced TRIM DESTINY into defeat before reaching the upper turn responded readily when challenged by NASHUA during the stretch run and drew clear in the last sixteenth mile NASHUA well placed from the outset was kept in hand to the last threeeighths mile moved up boldly on the outside of SWAPS for the stretch run but was not good enough for the latter although much the best of the others SUMMER TAN never far back and reserved to the last half mile made a mild bid approaching the stretch then faltered RACING FOOL in hand to the stretch was unable to threaten the leaders when set down in the drive JEANS JOE lacked early foot and was never dangerous FLYING FURY began sluggishly and was never prominent HONEYS ALIBI was outrun and had no mishap BLUE LEM raced far back the entire trip NABESNA was through early TRIM DESTINY raced nearest SWAPS tor threequarters mile then gave way
