43^rd Kentucky Derby
1917 - Omar Khayyam

Race Summary :23 3/5, :47 3/5, 1:12 4/5, 1:38, 2:04 3/5. Track fast. Winner - Ch.c. by Marco - Lisma, by Persimmon; trained by C.T. Patterson; bred in England by Sir John Robinsin. *Omar Khayyam was the first of four foreign-bred colts to win the Derby. Foaled in England, he was brought to this country as a yearling. *T $2 mutuels paid - Omar Khayyam, $27.60 straight, $10.90 place, $6.20 show; Ticket, $3.70 place, $2.80 show; Midway, $5.10 show. $15,000 added. Net to winner $16,600; second $2,500; third $1,000; fourth $275. 76 nominations.

1917: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Omar Khayyam	1st	Charles Borel	Billings & Johnson	Sir John Robinson	C. T. Patterson
Ticket	2nd	John McTaggart	Andrew Miller	Hal Price Headley	Andrew Jackson Goldsborough
Midway	3rd	Claude Hunt	J. W. Parrish	Clay Brothers	W. J. Young
Rickety	4th	Frank Robinson	Harry Payne Whitney	Harry Payne Whitney	James Rowe, Sr.
War Star	5th	Merritt Buxton	A. K. Macomber	J. B. Joel	W. B. Jennings
Manister Toi	6th	Frank Keogh	Emil Herz	Lord Dunraven	J. J. Flanigan
Skeptic	7th	Eddie Martin	H. H. Hewitt	Herbert H. Hewitt	John I. Smith
Guy Fortune	8th	Danny Connelly	Pastime Stable	T. B. Nichols	Dan Lehan
Star Master	9th	John Loftus	A. K. Macomber	John E. Madden	W. B. Jennings
Stargazer	10th	Willie Crump	A. K. Macomber	John E. Madden	W. B. Jennings
Cudgel	11th	Frank Murphy	John W. Schorr	Harry Payne Whitney	J. T. Mooney
Green Jones	12th	Roscoe Goose	W. H. Baker	Overton Harris Chenault	William Huntley Baker
Top o' the Wave	13th	John Morys	Beverwyck Stable	Elliot C. Cowden	George Zeigler
Berlin	14th	Walter Andress	John S. Ward	W. F. Schulte	John S. Ward
Acabado	15th	Andy Schuttinger	Wickliffe Stable	James R. Keene	William C. Clancy

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Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. *OMAR KHAYYAM began slowly, gained steadily and, saving much ground when turning into the stretch, outstayed TICKET. The latter, well up from the start, raced into the lead in the stretch, but tired. MIDWAY began slowly, was far back for the first half, but closed an immense gap into a game third. RICKETY tired after taking the lead while rounding into the stretch. *WAR STAR raced fairly well STARGAZER set a fast early pace and tired badly in the last quarter. BERLIN quit in the stretch. *MANISTER TOI showed late speed. STAR MASTER made a good effort but weakened. Scratched - Penrod, diamond, Sol Gilsey. (*Foreign Bred)