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102^nd Kentucky Derby
1976 - Bold Forbes
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Race Summary :22 2/5, :45 4/5, 1:10 2/5, 1:35 3/5, 2:01 3/5. Track fast. Winner - Dk.b. or br.c., by Irish Castle - Comely Nell, by Commodore M. Trained by L.S. Barrera; bred in Kentucky by Eaton Farms and Red Bull Stable. $2 mutuels paid - Bold Forbes, $8.00 straight, $2.40 place, $2.60 show; Honest Pleasure, $2.40 place, $2.20 show; Elocutionish, $2.60 show. $217,700 gross value and $15,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $165,200; second $30,000; third $15,000; fourth $7,500. 252 nominations.

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Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Bold Forbes	1st	Angel Cordero, Jr.	E. Rodriguez Tizol	Eaton Farms Inc. & Red Bull Stable	Lazaro Barrera
Honest Pleasure	2nd	Braulio Baeza	Bertram R. Firestone	Waldemar Farms, Inc.	LeRoy Jolley
Elocutionist	3rd	John Lively	Eugene C. Cashman	Pin Oak Farm	Paul Adwell
Amano	4th	Larry Melancon	James C. Irvin	Fontainebleau Farm, Inc.	James A. Padgett
On the Sly	5th	Gregg McCarron	Balmak Stable	Shoshone Farm	Mel Gross
Cojak	6th	Chris McCarron	Entremont Stable	Dr. Jean R. Poirier	Hubert Hine
Inca Roca	7th	William Nemeti	Charles R. Jarrell	Charles H. Batavia	A. T. Skinner
Play the Red	8th	Jorge Velasquez	Elmendorf	Elmendorf Farm	John P. Campo
Bidson	9th	Don MacBeth	Sared Racing Stable	Kitchen W.	Anthony Battaglia

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BOLD FORBES broke alertly to make the pace, raced slightly removed from the inner railing, drew into a lengthy advantage rounding the first turn, rallied gamely when engaged by HONEST PLEASURE on the final turn, drifted out a bit entering the stretch, but responded to left handed whipping through the drive to prove best. HONEST PLEASURE also broke in stride to duel with BOLD FORBES through the initial run through the stretch, was taken back after three furlong sunder snug restraint, commenced a rally from the outside on the second turn to loom menacingly. He lost ground when the winner drifted out in the upper stretch but continued gamely under a hand ride only to falter slightly through the closing strides. ELOCUTIONISH saved ground to loom menacingly on the stretch turn but could not sustain his rally. AMANO advanced steadily along the outside to reach striking distance a quarter mile away but had nothing left when the real test came. ON THE SLY was without early speed. COJAK closed ground on his belated bid but could not menace. INCA ROCA was outrun. PLAY THE RED raced wide throughout. BIDSON was without speed.

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