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Each Owner Pays ,600 To Have Derby Starter LOUISyilXE," Ky., May 2.— It costs an owner ,600 to send a horse to the post in the Kentucky Derby. Subscriptions to the race, due last February 15, were 00 each. A payment of 50 must be made to pass the entry box and ,258 addl-tional to start. The fees were increased with the 1955 running, when the purse was raised from 00,000 to • 25,000 added. Previously, nomination fees were 0, with; a 50 fee for passing the entry box and 50 additional to start for a total cost of ,050. The nominating fee for the first Kentucky Derby back in 1875 was 0. There were 42 nominations to the first Derby and the purse was ,000 added. The gross value was ,100 and the winner, Aristides, received a* net purse of 350. The second horse. Volcano, earned 00.
