The Derby Surprise, Daily Racing Form, 1957-05-04

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The r rCHURCHILL Derby Surprise CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 Aristides victor in the in ¬ augural Kentucky Derby way back in 1875 defeated 14 rivals His running mate Chesapeake was listed among the alsorans Owner H P Grath who had expected to win with Chesapeake was the first ownertrainer to have one of his charges give im what is known in these parts as the Derby surprise With Chesapeake beaten McGcaths Aristides went on to win by a length under jockey O Lewis according to available authentic records of the ini ¬ tial Derby


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1950s/drf1957050401/drf1957050401_86_6
Local Identifier: drf1957050401_86_6
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800