How Kentucky Derby Purse Reaches 67,550 Figure, Daily Racing Form, 1956-05-05

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How Kentucky Derby Purse Reaches 767550 Figure FigureCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 4 Saturdays running of the Kentucky Derby will be the richest in the 82year history of the event If the 17 scheduled starters of the 18 entries go to the post the race will have a gross value of 167550 sur ¬ passing the record of 152500 set last year The winners share will be a new shows how the gross purse was accumulated and how it will be dis ¬ tributed to the first four finishers Added Money Paid by Track 125000 168 Nominations at 100 Each 16800 18 Through Entry Box at 250 4500 17 Starters at 1250 21250 Gross Value ValueNet 167550 Net Value to the Winner WinnerFees 123450 Fees paid by winner 1600 1600To To Second Horse HorseTo To Third Horse HorseTo To Fourth Horse


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1950s/drf1956050502/drf1956050502_9_1
Local Identifier: drf1956050502_9_1
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800