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69^th Kentucky Derby
1943 - Count Fleet
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Race Summary :23 1/5, :46 3/5, 1:12 3/5, 1:37 3/5, 2:04. Track fast. Winner - Br.c. by Reigh Count - Quickly, by Haste, trained by G.D. Cameron; bred in Kentucky by Mrs. J. Hertz. $2 mutuels paid - Count Fleet, $2.80 straight, $2.40 place, $2.20 show; Blue Swords, $3.40 place, $3.00 show; Slide Rule, $3.20 show. $75,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $60,725; 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. 110 nominations.

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Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Count Fleet	1st	John Longden	Mrs. John D. Hertz	Mrs. John D. Hertz	G. D. Cameron
Blue Swords	2nd	Johnny Adams	Allen T. Simmons	Samuel D. Riddle	W. A. Kelley
Slide Rule	3rd	Conn McCreary	W. E. Boeing	Claiborne Farm	Cecil Wilhelm
Amber Light	4th	Alfred Robertson	Dixiana	Charles T. Fisher	Jack C. Hodgins
Bankrupt	5th	Ferrill Zufelt	Townsend B. Martin	Fasig-Tipton Co.	Howard Wells
No Wrinkles	6th	Raymond Adair	Milky Way Farms	Samuel D. Riddle	Roy Waldron
Dove Pie	7th	Wendell Eads	J. Warfield Rodgers	Mare's Nest Stud	D. R. McDaniels
Gold Shower	8th	Ted Atkinson	Mrs. Vera S. Bragg	T.E. Bragg	James W. Healy
Modest Lad	9th	Charles Swain	Mrs. Henry Finch	E. C. Hackney	Eddie Coates
Burnt Cork	10th	Manual Gonzalez	Eddie Anderson	Lucas Berthold Combs	A. E. Silver

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Start good. Won handily; second and third driving. COUNT FLEET began fast, was hustled along until reaching the stretch, shook off the bid of GOLD SHOWER and, responding to a shaking up, won handily. BLUE SWORDS was in hand until reaching the last half, came determinedly when subjected to punishment, but was not good enough for the winner, although easily best of the others. SLIDE RULE saved ground while outrun to the final half, was blocked when moving up approaching the final turn and, taken out for the drive, could not reach the leaders. AMBER LIGHT raced evenly under restraint until reaching the final half, made a game bid entering the stretch, but tired. BANKRUPT, outrun until the final quarter, failed to respond when called upon in the stretch. NO WRINKLES could not better his position and had no excuses. DOVE PIE swerved to the inside after the start and was never a serious contender. GOLD SHOWER, much used engaging COUNT FLEET in the first three-quarters, gave way badly thereafter. MODEST LAD, bothered slightly after the start by DOVE PIE, was always far back. BURNT CORK began fast, displayed good speed in the first half and then quit. Scratched - Twoses, Ocean Wave.

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