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Northern Dancer, the little horse that could, took the 90th running of the Kentucky Derby in record time.
Northern Dancer, the little horse that could, took the 90th running of the Kentucky Derby in record time.
Chateaugay, a chestnut son of 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, Swaps, won the 1963 Kentucky Derby for owner John Galbreath’s Darby Dan Farm.
Decidedly, the 1962 Kentucky Derby winner, was bred by George Pope in California, at Pope's El Peco Ranch.
Carry Back, a very modestly bred race horse, was affectionately known as C.B., or “The People’s Choice”.
Venetian Way was bred by John W. Greathouse’s Glencrest Farm from the sire Royal Coinage who was out of 1944 Kentucky Oaks winner, Canina.
*Tomy Lee (pronounced Tommy) became the second foreign-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby, having been bred by Captain H.D.H. Willis and foaled at Hadrian Stud in England.
Tim Tam was the product of the mating of Horse of the Year Tom Fool with the Bull Lea mare, Two Lea, who was a winner of 15 races, including the Hollywood Gold Cup.
Iron Liege, a tough luck colt that was considered the 3rd best of Calumet’s 1954 crop, would go on to become Calumet’s 6th Kentucky Derby winner.
