Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 92 days to go!
92 Days!!! 1927 Whiskery, a brown colt by Whisk Broom II, out of the Peter Pan mare, Prudery, gave owner and breeder Harry Payne Whitney his second Kentucky Derby victory behind 1915 heroine, Regret.
92 Days!!! 1927 Whiskery, a brown colt by Whisk Broom II, out of the Peter Pan mare, Prudery, gave owner and breeder Harry Payne Whitney his second Kentucky Derby victory behind 1915 heroine, Regret.
93 Days!!! 1926 Bubbling Over was a very promising horse, but was unfortunately hampered by physical ailments throughout his career. Thankfully he was able to win the Kentucky Derby before retiring!
94 Days!!! 1925 Flying Ebony was the fifth and final Kentucky Derby winner to be bred, or co-bred, by John E. Madden at his Hamburg Place Farm.
95 Days!!! 1924 Black Gold, winner of the 50th running, or Golden Anniversary, of the Kentucky Derby, was somewhat of a "dream" horse.
97 Days!!! 1922 Morvich (Mor-Vick) became the first California bred to win the Kentucky Derby, by way of being bred by Adolph B. Spreckles who owned Napa Stock Farm near Sacramento.
102 Days!!! 1917 *Omar Khayyam (Marco-Lisma, by Persimmon) became the first foreign-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.
103 days to go! With 41 pari-mutuel machines available, nearly $100,000 was bet on the Kentucky Derby alone!
104 Days!!! 1915 Regret, the first of three fillies to ever win the race, is one of my favorite Kentucky Derby winners! There is such a story behind the New Jersey bred filly!
