50^th Kentucky Derby
1924 - Black Gold

Race Summary :23 2/5, :47 3/5, 1:13, 1:39 1/5, 2:05 1/5. Track fast. Winner - Blk.c. by Black Toney - Useeit, by Bonnie Joe, trained by Hanly Webb, bred in Kentucky by Mrs. R.M. Hoots. $2 mutuels paid - Black Gold, $5.50 straight, $5.40 place, $4.40 show; Chilhowee, $12.30 place, $7.30 show; E.R. Bradley's Idle Hour Stock Farm Stable entry (Beau Butler, Baffling and Bob Tail), $4.70 show. $50,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $52,775; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 152 nominations.

1924: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Black Gold	1st	John D. Mooney	Mrs. Rosa M. Hoots	Mrs. Rosa M. Hoots	Hanly Webb
Chilhowee	2nd	Albert Johnson	Gallaher Brothers	Gallaher Brothers	J. C. Gallaher
Beau Butler	3rd	Lucien Lyke	E. R. Bradley	Idle Hour Stock Farm	Herbert John Thompson
Altawood	4th	Lawrence McDermott	C. Bruce Head	C. Bruce Headley	G. Keene
Bracadale	5th	Earl Sande	Rancocas Stable	E. Cooper	Samuel C. Hildreth
Transmute	6th	Linus McAtee	Harry Payne Whitney	Harry Payne Whitney	James Rowe, Sr.
Revenue Agent	7th	Dave Hurn	Clifford A. Cochran	John E. Madden	Carroll Hugh Shilling
Thorndale	8th	Benny Marinelli	Benjamin Block	W. R. Estill	Fred Burlew
Klondyke	9th	Ivan Parke	Harry Payne Whitney	Harry Payne Whitney	James Rowe, Sr.
Mad Play	10th	Laverne Fator	Rancocas Stable	Harry F. Sinclair	Samuel C. Hildreth
King Gorin II	11th	Mack Garner	Pete Coyne	Thomas M. Murphy	Pete Coyne
Cannon Shot	12th	George Ellis	C. A. Hartwell	Sven Christenson	Early F. Wright
Modest	13th	James Wallace	Edward B. McLean	Edward B. McLean	John F. Schorr
Diogenes	14th	Clyde Ponce	Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords	Walter M. Jeffords	Robert A. Smith
Nautical	15th	Charle Lang	J. S. Cosden	William Garth	William Garth
Mr. Mutt	16th	John Merimee	H. C. Fisher	Himyar Stud	Albert Gordon
Baffling	17th	George W. Carroll	E. R. Bradley	Idle Hour Stock Farm	Herbert John Thompson
Wild Aster	18th	Frank Coltiletti	Greentree Stable	William B. Miller	Scott P. Harlan
Bob Tail	19th	Eric Blind	E. R. Bradley	Idle Hour Stock Farm	Herbert John Thompson

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Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third same. BLACK GOLD, well ridden and prominent in the early racing, moved up resolutely after reaching the stretch and disposed of the others in the last seventy yards. CHILHOWEE ran a good race and headed BRACADALE in the last eighth, but tired slightly near the end. BEAU BUTLER closed a great gap and ran an excellent race. ALTAWOOD closed an immense gap after making a slow beginning. BRACADALE tired after leading to the stretch. TRANSMUTE was done after three-quarters. MAD PLAY was always outrun. BAFFLING ran a good three-quarters. The others were never prominent. Scratched - Glide.