54^th Kentucky Derby
1928 - Reigh Count

Race Summary :24 1/5, :49 3/5, 1:15 4/5, 1:43 2/5, 2:10 2/5. Track heavy. Winner - Ch.c. by *Sunreigh - *Contessina, by Count Schomberg, trained by B.S. Michell; bred in Virginia by Willis Sharpe Kilmer $2 mutuels paid - Reigh Count (coupled with Reigh Olga as Mrs. J.D. Hertz and O. Lehmann entry), $6.12 straight, $5.78 place, $8.28 show; Toro, $3.76 show. $50,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $55,375; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 196 nominations.

1928: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Reigh Count	1st	Charle Lang	Mrs. John D. Hertz	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	Bert Michell
Misstep	2nd	William Garner	Le Mar Stock Farm	A. E. Hundley & Son	Mose Lowenstein
Toro	3rd	Eddie Ambrose	Edward B. McLean	Edward B. McLean	John F. Schorr
Jack Higgins	4th	Charles E. Allen	W. J. Curran	Phil T. Chinn	E. J. Curran
Reigh Olga	5th	Earl Pool	Otto Lehman	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	Bert Michell
Lawley	6th	Harold Thurber	Viking Stable	John E. Madden	Edward Trotter
Don Q.	7th	Pete Walls	Sagamore Stable	John E. Madden	J. H. Stotler
Bobashela	8th	Herb W. Fisher	Audley Farm	Bernard B. & Montfort Jones	S. M. Henderson
Blackwood	9th	Frank Chiavetta	Bloomfield Stable	J. W. Parrish	B. B. Williams
Martie Flynn	10th	Willie Fronk	Syl Peabody	Mrs. Charles W. Moore	Robert McGarvey
Sun Beau	11th	John Craigmyle	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	Willis Sharpe Kilmer	Charles W. Carroll
Bar None	12th	Joe Kederis	Longridge Stable	Xalapa Farm	William H. Buckner
Distraction	13th	Danny McAuliffe	Wheatley Stable	Harry Payne Whitney	George Tappen
Petee-Wrack	14th	Albert Johnson	John R. Macomber	Belair Stud	Willie Booth
Typhoon	15th	Edgar Barnes	Kenton Farm Stable	Payne & West	H. Guy Bedwell
Replevin	16th	Virgil Peterson	Frederick Johnson	Frederick Johnson	J. S. Middleton
Cartago	17th	Kall Horvath	R. E. Lechleiter	John S. Wiggins	J. J. Flanigan
Bonivan	18th	Charles Landolt	A. A. Kaiser	W. W. Darden	Jim Everman
Charmarten	19th	James Butwell	Wild Rose Farm	W. B. Purefoy	C. F. Cherry
Vito	20th	Clarence Kummer	A. H. Cosden	Alfred H. Cosden	Max Hirsch
Sortie	21st	Fred Weiner	A. C. Schwartz	George W. Loft	Max Hirsch
Strolling Player	22nd	George Fields	Salubria Stable	F. Curzon	Robert A. Smith

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Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. REIGH COUNT was ridden vigorously in the early running and responded nobly, racing into a forward position in the first half-mile, then forced the pace and under strong riding in the stretch, took the lead and drew away to win with speed in reserve. MISSTEP began fast next to the inner rail, showed fine speed and, setting a fast pace for the going, finished well but was easily held safe. TORO suffered slightly from interference, but when clear in the stretch, was running fast at the end. Scratched - Colonel Shaw, Rumpelstiltskin, Dowagiac, Mop Up.