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This race was the first time a bugle called the horses to post, as the bugler player “Boots and Saddles”. It was also the second and final time that a field of three went to post.
This race was the first time a bugle called the horses to post, as the bugler player “Boots and Saddles”. It was also the second and final time that a field of three went to post.
Today is 115 Days!!! 1904 Elwood was the third Kentucky Derby winner produced by a daughter of Alarm. He was the first horse to win, bred and owned by a woman.
119 Days!!! 1900 Lieutenant Gibson was bred in Lexington by the well-known horsemen, Baker and Gentry. They considered Lieut. Gibson the best horse that they had ever owned.
A field of eight went to the post that day, with at least 15,000 paid attendees in the crowd, not counting those in the free infield.
Around 15,000 people showed up to view the 20th running of the Kentucky Derby. They braved a noon time shower that did little to dampen their spirits, but it did help to lessen the dust.
126 Days!!! 1893 Lookout, a beautiful chestnut with three tall white socks, has a mysterious life that isn’t easy to explain.
The crowd braved the morning drizzle, to be treated to a clear, but sunless, day. The wind was raw and blustery, nonetheless, the infield and grandstand were filled to around 12,000 spectators.
129 Days!!! 1890- Riley was foaled at John Clay’s Ashland Stud near Lexington, a son of Longfellow, whose son Leonatus had also won the Derby.
