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103^rd Kentucky Derby
1977 - Seattle Slew
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Race Summary :23, :45 4/5, 1:10 3/5, 1:36, 2:02 1/5. Track fast. Winner - Dk.b or br.c. by Bold Reasoning - My Charmer, by Poker. Trained by William H. Turner, Jr.; bred in Kentucky by Ben S. Castleman. $2 mutuels paid - Seattle Slew, $3.00 straight, $2.80 place, $2.80 show; Run Dusty Run, $3.40 place, $3.20 show; Sanhedrin, $4.60 show. $267,200 gross value and $15,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $214,700; second $30,000; third $15,000; fourth $7,500. 297 nominations.

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Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Seattle Slew	1st	Jean Cruguet	Karen L. Taylor	Ben S. Castleman	Wm. H. Turner, Jr.
Run Dusty Run	2nd	Darrel McHargue	Golden Chance Farm	Golden Chance Farm	W. E. Adams
Sanhedrin	3rd	Jorge Velasquez	Darby Dan Farm	Mrs. John W. Galbreath	T. L. Rondinello
Get the Axe	4th	William Shoemaker	Bwamazon Farm	Bwamazon Farm	William R. O'Neill
Steve's Friend	5th	Ruben Hernandez	Kinsman Stable	Early Bird Stud	John W. Fulton
Papelote	6th	Miguel Rivera	Marvin L. Warner	Mrs. Marvin Wells	Oswaldo Canet
Giboulee	7th	Jeffery Fell	Jean-Louis Levesque	Edward P. Taylor	Jacques Dumas
For The Moment	8th	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Gerald Robins	Waldemar Farms, Inc.	LeRoy Jolley
Affiliate	9th	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Harbor View Farm	Harbor View Farm	Lazaro Barrera
Flag Officer	10th	Leslie Ahrens	Nasty Stable	Claiborne Farm	George J. Getz
Bob's Dusty	11th	Julio Espinoza	Robert N. Lehmann	Harold Snowden, Sr.	W. E. Adams
Sir Sir	12th	Jesus Rodriguez	La Luna Stable	International Bloodstock Guild	Leo Azpurua
Nostalgia	13th	Larry Snyder	William S. Farish	William S. Farish	Delmar W Carroll, Sr.
Western Wind	14th	Ron Turcotte	Joseph M. Roebling	Joseph M. Roebling	James Earl Picou
Best Person	15th	Garth Patterson	W. Cal Partee	Herman K. Goodpaster	Mike Tinker

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SEATTLE SLEW swerved sharply to the outside into GET THE AXE, after failing to break smartly, was rushed to the leaders early placing SIR SIR in slightly close quarters, continuing through tight quarters, nearing the end of the opening quarter, SEATTLE SLEW forced his way through moving FLAG OFFICER, AFFILIATE and BOB'S DUSTY out. Continuing in full stride, SEATTLE SLEW engaged FOR THE MOMENT at that point to duel for the lead from the outside to the top of the stretch at which stage he disposed of that one when put to extreme pressure, drew off with a rush and prevailed under intermittent urging. RUN DUSTY RUN broke well to gain a forward position, rallied along the outside on the final turn, continued willingly only to lug in through the closing stages and could not reach the winner. RUN DUSTY RUN survived a claim of foul lodged by the rider of SANHEDRIN for alleged interference in the closing stages. The latter, unhurried early while racing along the inner railing, came out for the drive and finished full of run. GET THE AXE closed some ground in his late bid but could not seriously threaten. STEVE'S FRIEND, unhurried early, moved up gradually along the outside on the second turn to loom boldly a furlong away but lacked a further response. PAPELOTE saved ground to no avail. FOR THE MOMENT, away sharply to make the pace, saved ground while dueling with SEATTLE SLEW to the top of the stretch at which point he succumbed suddenly. FLAG OFFICER was outrun. BOB'S DUSTY showed forwardly for three-quarters and retired. SIR SIR was caught in close quarters after the start.

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