87^th Kentucky Derby
1961 - Carry Back

Race Summary :23 4/5, :47 3/5, 1:11 2/5, 1:36 1/5, 2:04. Track good. Winner - Br.c. by Saggy - Joppy, by Star Blen. Trained by J.A. Price. Bred in Florida by J.A. Price. $2 mutuels paid - Carry Back, $7.00 straight, $4.20 place, $3.20 show; Crozier, $4.60 place, $4.20 show; Bass Clef (f-field), $5.60 show. $163,000 gross value and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $120,500; second $25,000; third $12,500; fourth $5,000. 155 nominations.

1961: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Carry Back	1st	John Sellers	Mrs. Katherine Price	Jack A. Price	Jack Price
Crozier	2nd	Braulio Baeza	Fred W. Hooper	Fred W. Hooper	Charles R. Parke
Bass Clef	3rd	Ronald Baldwin	Mrs. Vera E. Smith	Mrs. Vera E. Smith	Anthony W. Rupelt
Dr. Miller	4th	William Shoemaker	Mrs. Ethel D. Jacobs	Isidore Bieber & Hirsch Jacobs	John Jacobs
Sherluck	5th	Eddie Arcaro	Jacob Sher	Mrs. M. E. Lunn	Harold Young
Globemaster	6th	John L. Rotz	Leonard P. Sasso	Shawnee Farm	Thomas Joseph Kelly
Four-and-Twenty	7th	John Longden	Alberta Ranches Ltd.	Alberta Ranches Ltd.	Vance Longden
Flutterby	8th	Henry Moreno	Alberta Ranches Ltd.	Alberta Ranches Ltd.	Vance Longden
Loyal Son	9th	Lawrence Hansman	Eastwood Stable	C. G. Ross	Thomas H. Stevens
On His Metal	10th	Douglas Dodson	J. Graham Brown	Lewis J. Tutt	Chester F. Bowles
Light Talk	11th	Robert Nono	Jacnot Stable	Rex C. Ellsworth	Steve Ippolito
Ambiopoise	12th	Robert Ussery	Robert Lehman	Robert Lehman	Thomas Mercer Waller
Ronnie's Ace	13th	Alexander Maese	Clark & Radkovich	Ted N. Tepper	Carleton A. Roles
Dearborn	14th	Bill Phelps	Emil A. Dust	Edwin K. Thomas	Robert C. Steele
Jay Fox	15th	Larry Gilligan	Brae Burn Farm	Harris Robertson	James W. Smith

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Start good. Won driving. CARRY BACK, slow to begin as usual, was kept wider than necessary when his rider elected to find the better going, lost additional ground to avoid any possible interference on rounding the second turn, rallied when roused at the top of the stretch to come on strongly and wore down CROZIER even though being carried out slightly by that one in midstretch. CROZIER, restrained off the early pace while placed along the inner rail, was forced to steady momentarily nearing the half-mile ground when blocked, came to the outside when clear to move steadily at the leaders, wore down that pair in the upper stretch while under pressure, commenced drifting out through the closing furlongs but could not withstand the winner. BASS CLEF, badly outrun for the first mile, closed a big gap. DR. MILLER made a very strong closing rally. SHERLUCK commenced a sustained drive leaving the backstretch to loom boldly entering front straightaway at which point he began to hang. GLOBEMASTER, saved ground while begin rated but stopped abruptly at top of the stretch. FOUR-AND-TWENTY prompted the pace for six furlongs, assumed command on the second turn and then tired very suddenly in midstretch. FLUTTERBY had no visible excuse. LIGHT TALK dropped back steadily. AMBIOPOISE was out from the start.