Bull Lea Sired 3 Derby Winners, Daily Racing Form, 1959-05-02

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| Bull Lea Sired 3 Derby Winners CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., 1 May 1. — The last two renewals of the world-famous Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs have placed the name of Bull Lea, Calumet Farms highly successful thoroughbred stallion, on two distinguished lists in Derby history. When Calumets I Iron uiege won the 1957 running of the • Kentuck Derby, Bull Lea became the third stallion to sire three winners of the event. Prior to that Calumet victory, only Falset-I to, himself second in the 1879 Derby; and Sir Gcllahad III, an imported horse, had sired as many as three winners ea~h of the I Churchill Downs event.


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1950s/drf1959050201/drf1959050201_52_4
Local Identifier: drf1959050201_52_4
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800