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9^th Kentucky Derby
1883 - Leonatus

Race Summary 2:43. Track Heavy Winner - B.c. by Longfellow - Semper Felix, by *Phaeton; trained by John McGinty; bred in Kentucky by John Henry Miller. Auction Pools: Leonatus, $800; Ascender, $500; Drake Carter, $450; Field, $500 Bookmaking odds: Bookmakers operated, but prices not available. Mutuels: $5 win ticket on Leonatus paid $14.80 - odds of 1.96 to 1. $1,500 added. Net to winner $3,760; second $200. 50 nominations.

1883: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Leonatus	1st	William Donohue	Chinn & Morgan	-	-
Drake Carter	2nd	J. Spellman	Morris & Patton	-	-
Lord Raglan	3rd	B. George Quantrell	Noah Armstrong	-	-
Ascender	4th	John Stoval	R. C. Pate	-	-
Standiford Kellar	5th	Harry Blaylock	J. R. Watts	-	-
Pike's Pride	6th	George Evans	Clipsiana Stable	-	-
Chatter	7th	Erkine Henderson	W. C. McCurdy	-	-

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Start good on the first attempt. DRAKE CARTER was away first but LEONATUS, the favorite, was in front by two lengths after going the first quarter. He increased his margin to three lengths after a half mile with CHATTER and LORD RAGLAN being the closest. LORD RAGLAN sprinted into contention in the stretch but swerved at the 16th pole. CHATTER curled his tail on the back stretch and fell to the rear. DRAKE CARTER was three lengths back of the winner at the finish and a half length in front of LORD RAGLAN.