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104^th Kentucky Derby
1978 - Affirmed
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Race Summary :22 3/5, :45 3/5, 1:10 4/5, 1:35 4/5, 2:01 1/5. Track fast. Winner - Ch.c. by Exclusive Native - Won't Tell You, by Crafty Admiral. Trained by Lazaro Barrera; bred in Florida by Harbor View Farm. $2 mutuels paid - Affirmed, $5.60 straight, $2.80 place, $2.60 show; Alydar, $2.60 place, $2.40 show; Believe it, $2,80 show. $239,400 gross value and $15,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $186,900; second $30,000; third $15,000; fourth $7,500. 319 nominations.

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Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Affirmed	1st	Steve Cauthen	Harbor View Farm	Harbor View Farm	Lazaro Barrera
Alydar	2nd	Jorge Velasquez	Calumet Farm	Calumet Farm	John M. Veitch
Believe It	3rd	Eddie Maple	Hickory Tree Stable	Hickory Tree Farm	Woodford C. Stephens
Darby Creek Road	4th	Don Brumfield	Mr. & Mrs. James W. Phillips	Mr. & Mrs. James W. Phillips	T. L. Rondinello
Esops Foibles	5th	Chris McCarron	Jerry Frankel	Judith & Thomas Whitney	Loren Rettele
Sensitive Prince	6th	Mickey Solomone	Top of the Marc Stable	Joseph Taub	H. Allen Jerkens
Dr. Valeri	7th	Rene Riera, Jr.	V. & R. Renzi	Raymond Amlung, Jr.	Aurelio M. Perez
Hoist the Silver	8th	Richard DePass	Washington Stud	Newstead Farm	R. J. Fischer
Chief of Dixieland	9th	Anthony Rini	Dixie-Jake, Inc.	Fontainebleau Farm, Inc.	Jake Morreale
Raymond Earl	10th	R. L. Baird	Robert N. Lehmann	Stevenwood Farm	W. E. Adams
Special Honor	11th	Paul Nicolo	Gaston & Haynes	Charles W. Sherman	Elwood McCann

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AFFIRMED away alertly but held in reserve for six furlongs, moved up boldly along outside thereafter to take command on second turn, relinquished the lead momentarily a quarter mile out but responded to a rushing ride to regain command in upper stretch and was fully extended to hold ALYDAR safe. The latter, under snug restraint early, commenced to advance from the outside after six furlongs, continued wide into the stretch, swerved in to bump with BELIEVE IT in closing sixteenth and finished strongly when straightened. BELIEVE IT reserved off the early pace, moved up with a bold rush while bearing out on second turn to gain command momentarily a quarter mile away, continued wide while lacking a further response and was bumped by ALYDAR in the closing stages. DARBY CREEK ROAD lacked speed and hung after making a rally on the final bend. ESOPS FOIBLES faltered after making a mild bid on the second turn. SENSITIVE PRINCE sent to the fore on rounding the first turn, continued to make a swift pace while along the inside to final bend where he gave way suddenly. DR. VALERI was without speed. CHIEF OF DIXIELAND was bumped about before going a quarter mile. RAYMOND EARL showed brief early speed and tired badly. SPECIAL HONOR reared at the start.

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