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111^th Kentucky Derby
1985 - Spend a Buck
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Race Summary :23, :45 4/5, 1:09 3/5, 1:34 4/5, 2:00 1/5. Track fast. Winner - B.c. by Buckaroo - Belle de Jour, by Speak John. Trained by Cam Gambolati; bred in Kentucky by Rowe Harper. $2 mutuels paid - Spend a Buck, $10.20 straight, $5.40 place, $3.40 show; Stephan's Odyssey, $10.20 place, $5.00 show; Chief's Crown, $2.80 show. $581,800 gross value and $40,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $406,800; second $100,000; third $50,000; fourth $25,000. 359 nominations.

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Race Footnotes

Horse	Finish	Jockey	Owner	Breeder	Trainer
Spend a Buck	1st	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Hunter Farm	Irish Hill Farm	Cam Gambolati
Stephan's Odyssey	2nd	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Henryk deKwiatkowski	Kennelot Stable Ltd.	Woodford C. Stephens
Chief's Crown	3rd	Don MacBeth	Star Crown Stable	Carl Rosen	Roger Laurin
Fast Account	4th	Chris McCarron	William R. Hawn	William R. Hawn	Patricia L. Johnson
Proud Truth	5th	Jorge Velasquez	Darby Dan Farm	Mrs. John W. Galbreath	John M. Veitch
Skywalker	6th	Eddie Delahoussaye	Oak Cliff Stable	Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds Ltd.	Mike Whittingham
Tank's Prospect	7th	Gary Stevens	Mr. & Mrs. Eugene V. Klein	Edward A. Seltzer	D. Wayne Lukas
Floating Reserve	8th	Sandy Hawley	Robert E. Hibbert	Robert E. Hibbert	Joseph Manzi
Rhoman Rule	9th	Jacinto Vasquez	Brownell Combs, II.	Mrs. Lewis C. Ledyard	Angel Penna, Jr.
Encolure	10th	Ronald Ardoin	Estate of Fred Porter	Claiborne Farm	Tommie Morgan
Irish Fighter	11th	Pat Day	Izzie Proler	Seven Hills Corporation	Billy S. Borders
Eternal Prince	12th	Richard Migliore	Hurst & Steinbrenner & Post & Spendthrift Farm	Kinsman Farm	John J. Lenzini, Jr.
I Am the Game	13th	Darrel McHargue	Leatherbury & Mandjuris	Warner L. Jones, Jr.	King T. Leatherbury

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SPEND A BUCK quickly sprinted to the front, jumped a path just inside the 16th pole after opening a clear lead, then drew off quickly while remaining well out from the rail into the backstretch. He continued well out from the rail while maintaining his advantage to the upper stretch and was under left-handed urging to hold sway. STEPHAN'S ODYSSEY, outrun into the backstretch, commenced to rally along the inside nearing the turn, came out between horses for the drive bumping with TANK'S PROSPECT and FAST ACCOUNT, then finished with good courage to wear down CHIEF'S CROWN for second place. The latter, prominent from the outset, raced well out in the track while prompting the pace to the stretch but lacked a rally. FAST ACCOUNT moved through along the inside nearing the end of the backstretch, came out to continue his bid approaching the stretch, bumped with STEPHEN'S ODYSSEY and failed to sustain his rally. PROUD TRUTH, outrun early, moved outside horses leaving the far turn but failed to be a serious factor. SKYWALkER failed to seriously menace while racing wide. TANK'S PROSPECT, steadied between horses approaching the first turn, made a run along the inside on the backstretch, but was finished soon after going seven furlongs and drifted out into STEPHAN'S ODYSSEY during the drive. FLOATING RESERVE was always outrun. RHOMAN RULE worked his way outside entering the backstretch, made a run racing into the far turn but was finished before reaching the stretch. ENCOLURE raced within striking distance to the far turn and gave way. IRISH FIGHTER, well-placed to the far turn, tired badly. ETERNAL PRINCE, who failed to break alertly, was steadied along looking for room between horses approaching the first turn and was finished before reaching the far turn. I AM THE GAME, eased between horses approaching the first turn, failed to be a serious factor.

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