1^st Kentucky Derby
1875 - Aristides

Race Summary :26, 51*, 1:17 1/2, 1:45, 2:37 3/4 Track Fast Winner - Ch.c. by *Leamington - Sarong, by Lexington; trained by Ansel Williamson; bred in Kentucky by H.P. McGrath. Auction Pools: McGrath entry (Aristides and Chesapeake) $105; Searcher $65; Ascension $55, field $270 $1,000 added. Net to winner $2,850; second $200. 42 nominations.

1875: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Aristides	1st	Oliver Lewis	H. P. McGrath	-	-
Volcano	2nd	Howard D. Williams	George H. Rice	-	-
Verdigris	3rd	Willie Chambers	Charles A. Lewis	-	-
Bob Woolley	4th	William Walker	Robinson & Morgan & Co.	-	-
Ten Broeck	5th	M. Kelso	F. B. Harper	-	-
Grenoble	6th	Jimmy Carter	Allen Bashford	-	-
Bill Bruce	7th	M. Jones	Samuel J. Salyer	-	-
Chesapeake	8th	William Henry	H. P. McGrath	-	-
Searcher	9th	Raleigh Colston	Joseph B. Rodes	-	-
Ascension	10th	William Lakeland	William Cottrill	-	-
Enlister	11th	Cyrus Holloway	Stringfield & Clay	-	-
McCreery	12th	Dick Jones	Gen. Abe Buford	-	-
Warsaw	13th	P. Masterson	Stringfield & Clay	-	-
Vagabond	14th	James Houston	A. B. Lewis & Co.	-	-
Gold Mine	15th	C. Stradford	James A. Grinstead	-	-

Next Year

ARISTIDES broke in front but McCREERY took lead briefly near end of first quarter; ARISTIDES quickly moved back in front with McCREERY, TEN BROECK, VOLCANO and VERDIGRIS his nearest rivals. CHESAPEAKE, a vicious starter, was among the last to break. McCREERY retired after a half mile, as his owner expected, due to recent illness. The field continued in that order with ARISTIDES gradually increasing his lead. Owner McGrath, standing near the head of the stretch, waved to jockey Lewis on the little red horse to go on because CHESAPEAKE, supposedly the better of the McGrath horses, was far back and had no chance. Both VOLCANO and VERDIGRIS challenged the winner in the stretch but neither could catch him.