78^th Kentucky Derby
1952 - Hill Gail
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Race Summary :22 3/5, :46 4/5, 1:11, 1:35 2/5, 2:01 3/5. Track fast. Winner - Dk.b.c. by Bull Lea - Jane Gail, by *Blenheim II, trained by B.A. Jones; bred in Kentucky b Calumet. $2 mutuels paid - Hill Gail, $4.20 straight, $4.00 place, $3.20 show; Sub Fleet, $14.60 place, $7.80 show; Blue Man, $3.60 show. $124,350 gross value and $10,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $96,300; second $10,000; third $5,000; fourth $2,500. Trainer awards: First $3,000; second $2,000; third $1,000. Breeder's awards: First $2,000; second $1,000; third $500. 167 nominations.

1952: World History

Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Hill Gail	1st	Eddie Arcaro	Calumet Farm	Calumet Farm	Ben A. Jones
Sub Fleet	2nd	Steve Brooks	Dixiana	Charles T. Fisher	Jack C. Hodgins
Blue Man	3rd	Conn McCreary	White Oak Stable	Allen T. Simmons	Woodford C. Stephens
Master Fiddle	4th	David Gorman	Myhelyn Stable	Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.	Sol Rutchick
Count Flame	5th	William Shoemaker	Jack J. Amiel	Nydrie Stud	Sol Rutchick
Arroz	6th	Raymond York	Mrs. Gordon Guiberson	Mrs. Gordon Guiberson	T. W. Dunn
Happy Go Lucky	7th	Anthony Ferraiuolo	H. G. Bockman	Woodvale Farm	H. G. Bockman
Hannibal	8th	William J. Passmore	Bayard Sharp	Harrie B. Scott	W. L. Passmore
Cold Command	9th	Gerald Porch	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney	Sylveter Veitch
Smoke Screen	10th	Johnny Adams	Reverie Knoll Farm	Henry Drew	J. W. Burton
Gushing Oil	11th	Ted Atkinson	Sam E. Wilson, Jr.	Daniel W. Scott, II.	J. Jansen
Pintor	12th	Henri Mora	Montpelier Stable	F. W. Janson	D. K. Kerr, Jr.
Shag Tails	13th	John Nazareth	Milton Shagrin	Milton Shagrin	Loyd Gentry, Jr.
Eternal Moon	14th	J. Raymond Layton	Emerald Hill Stable	Allen T. Simmons	Daverne Emery
Brown Rambler	15th	Douglas Dodson	Mildred F. Underwood	Corum & Morris	R. L. Mitchell
Swoop	16th	Kenneth Church	High Tide Stable	Tollie Young	O. C. Rasch, Jr.

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start good from stall gate. Won ridden out; second and third driving. HILL GAIL swerved to the outside, after the break, crowding SWOOP and BROWN RAMBLER, raced nearest HANNIBAL for five-eighths of a mile, then assumed command and entered the stretch with a clear lead, but was ridden out to withstand SUB FLEET. The latter, on the outside until settled along the backstretch, steadily worked his way forward hereafter, finished willingly under punishment, but could not reach the winner. BLUE MAN, away slowly and on the outside throughout, made up ground steadily, but could not reach the leaders, giving a game effort. MASTER FIDDLE lacked early speed and was in tight quarters approaching the three-quarters mile marker, raced well when clear, but was unable to seriously threaten the top ones. COUNT FLAME lacked early foot, but closed determinedly. ARROZ had a rough trip. HAPPY GO LUCKY was through after the mile. HANNIBAL gave way after racing prominently to the stretch. COLD COMMAND, roughed soon after the start, failed to recover. GUSHING OIL, forced back during the run to the first turn, was unable to reach serious contention. PINTOR tired during the stretch run. SHAG TAILS and ETERNAL MOON had no mishaps. BROWN RAMBLER and SWOOP, crowded immediately after the break, were far back thereafter. Scratched - Top Blend.