71^st Kentucky Derby
1945 - Hoop Jr.
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Race Summary :23 1/5, :48, 1:14, 1:41, 2:07. Track muddy. Winner - B.c. by *Sir Gallahad III - One Hour, by *Snob II, trained by I.H. Parke; bred in Kentucky by R.A. Fairbaim. $2 mutuels paid - Hoop Jr., $9.40 straight, $5.20 place, $4.00 show; Pot O' Luck, $4.80 place, $3.60 show; Darby Dieppe, $4.00 show. $75,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $64,850; second $8,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. Trainer awards: First $3,000; second $2,000; third $1,000. Breeder's awards: First $2,000; second $1,000; third $500. 155 nominations.

1945: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Hoop Jr.	1st	Eddie Arcaro	Fred W. Hooper	Robert A. Fairbairn	Ivan H. Parke
Pot O' Luck	2nd	Douglas Dodson	Calumet Farm	Calumet Farm	Ben A. Jones
Darby Dieppe	3rd	Melvin Calvert	Mrs. W. G. Lewis	John W. Galbreath	Charles Gentry
Air Sailor	4th	Leon Haas	T. D. Buhl	E. Gay Drake	A. G. Wilson
Jeep	5th	Arnold Kirkland	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	L. T. Ruff
Bymeabond	6th	Fred A. Smith	J. K Houssels	Idle Hour Stock Farm	William B. Stucki
Sea Swallow	7th	George Woolf	Mrs. C. S. Howard	Charles S. Howard	J. H. Stotler
Fighting Step	8th	George South	Murlogg Farm	Mrs. R. J. Murphy & L. Susan Kellogg	Charles C. Norman
Burning Dream	9th	Albert Snider	E. R. Bradley	Idle Hour Stock Farm	James W. Smith
Alexis	10th	Kenneth Scawthorn	Christiana Stable	Coldstream Stud, Inc.	John A. Healey
Foreign Agent	11th	Kempton Knott	Lookout Stock Farm	Phil T. Chinn	G. E. Lewis
Misweet	12th	Arthur Craig	Arthur Rose	Mrs. J. L. Cleveland	Leo O'Donnell
Tiger Rebel	13th	J. Raymond Layton	Brent & Talbot	William Gerard Talbott	John Milton Goode
Bert G.	14th	Robert Summers	Tom L. Graham	Thomas Piatt	C. P. Rose
Jacobe	15th	Herbert Lindberg	A. R. Wright	Woodvale Farm	Francis J. Scott
Kenilworth Lad	16th	Frederick Weidaman	Tom L. Graham	Tollie Young	C. P. Rose

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Start good from stall gate. Won easily; second and third driving. HOOP JR., away well, opened up a clear advantage in the first three-sixteenths-mile, was taken in hand to make the pace under a steadying hold to the stretch, responded with much energy when called upon and won with something left. POT O' LUCK, away slowly, started up after reaching the final five furlongs, lost ground on the final turn but cut to the inside while closing fast and overtook AIR SAILOR and DARBY DIEPPE in swift succession near the end. DARBY DIEPPE bettered his position gradually from a sluggish start but weakened suddenly near the end. AIR SAILOR, forwardly placed on the outside from the start, rallied only mildly and faltered in the late stages. JEEP, always clear as he raced wide, did not respond when called upon. BYMEABOND, taken to the inside early, forced the early pace in hand, made a bold bid on the stretch turn but gave way steadily the last quarter. SEA SWALLOW had no mishap. FIGHTING STEP weakened after racing well to the final quarter and swerving in the last eighth. BURNING DREAM raced wide and never threatened. ALEXIS flattened out badly before going a mile. FOREIGN AGENT dropped out of contention on second turn.