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65^th Kentucky Derby
1939 - Johnstown
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Race Summary :23 2/5, :47 2/5, 1:12 4/5, 1:38, 2:03 2/5. Track fast. Winner - B.C. by Jamestown - La France, by *Sir Gallahad III, trained by James Fitzsimmons; bred in Kentucky by A.B. Hancock. $2 mutuels paid - Johnstown, $3.20 straight, $3.00 place, $2.80 show; Challedon, $3.60 place, $3.20 show; Heather Broom, $3.00 show. $50,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $46,350; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 115 nominations.

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Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Johnstown	1st	James Stout	Belair Stud	Claiborne Farm	Jame Fitzsimmons
Challedon	2nd	George Seabo	W. L. Brann	Branncastle Farm	Louis J. Schaefer
Heather Broom	3rd	Basil James	John Hay Whitney	John Hay Whitney	Earl Sande
Viscounty	4th	Carroll Bierman	Valdina Farm	Valdina Farms	J. J. Flanigan
Technician	5th	Johnny Adams	Woolford Farm	Herbert M. Woolf	Ben A. Jones
El Chico	6th	Nick Wall	William Ziegler, Jr.	Lucas Berthold Combs	Matthew Peter Brady
T. M. Dorsett	7th	Leon Haas	Joe W. Brown	Mrs. Joe W. Brown	John Theall
On Location	8th	Alfred Robertson	Milky Way Farms	William H. Lipscomb	Roy Waldron

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Start bad and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. JOHNSTOWN swerved to the inside as he took command, made the pace for a mile, was lightly roused in the stretch and quickly increasing his advantage, won with speed in reserve. CHALLEDON was between horses in the early running and began to move up after reaching the last five-eighths. HEATHER BROOM dropped back when racing wide on the first turn, rallied after going seven-eighths and outfinished VISCOUNTY. The latter, away badly, was rushed into a contending position in the first three quarters and continued well to the final eighth before tiring. TECHNICIAN did not settle into good stride until reaching the back stretch where he showed a brief flash of speed but was soon out of contention. EL CHICO broke to the outside and was through after seven-eighths. T.M. DORSETT also quit after showing early speed. ON LOCATION was eased in the stretch. Scratched - Challenge, Xalapa Clown.

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