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1925

51st Kentucky Derby

1925 - Flying Ebony

Race Summary
Time: :23 2/5, :47 3/5, 1:12 3/5, 1:39 3/5, 2:07 3/5. Track sloppy.
Winner: Winner - Blk.c. by The Finn - Princess Mary, by Hessian, trained by W.B. Duke; bred in Kentucky by J.E. Madden.
Mutuel: $2 mutuels paid - Flying Ebony (Field), $8.30 straight, $3.80 place, $2.80 show; Captain Hal, $5.50 place, $4.40 show; Son of John, (coupled with Step Along as D.W. Scott and F.M. Grabner entry), $5.50 show.
Value: $50,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $52,950; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 139 nominations.

HorseFinishJockeyOwnerBreederTrainer
Flying Ebony1stEarl Sande John E. MaddenWilliam Duke
Captain Hal2ndJack Heupel G. B. GoringWalter S. Hopkins
Son of John3rdClarence Turner Daniel W. ScottWill Perkins
Single Foot4thAlbert Johnson J. Edwin GriffithHarry Rites
Step Along5thEarl Pool William B. MillerWill Perkins
Swope6thEdward Legere Himyar StudAlbert Gordon
Prince of Bourbon7thAndy Schuttinger Allen T. SimmonsRoy Waldron
Needle Gun8thClyde Ponce R. T. JudyW. J. Speirs
Kentucky Cardinal9thMack Garner Himyar StudMose F. Shapoff
Boon Companion10thEddie Ambrose Idle Hour Stock FarmA. G. Woodman
Broadway Jones11thHurley Meyer Idle Hour Stock FarmHerbert John Thompson
Quatrain12thBennie Breuning Belair StudClyde Ector
Almadel13thLawrence McDermott Hal Price HeadleyWill Buford
Backbone14thLinus McAtee Harry Payne WhitneyJames Rowe, Sr.
Sweeping Away15thClifford Robinson Eugene RuckerRoy Waldron
Elector16thJohn D. Mooney Herbert H. HewittJohn B. McKee
The Bat17thIvan Parke Harry Payne WhitneyJames Rowe, Sr.
Lee O. Cotner18thWillie Fronk M. E. CotnerLon Johnson
Voltaic19thFrank Coltiletti Claiborne FarmGeorge Odom
Chief Uncas20thWilliam J. McCleary Claiborne FarmH. Sanderson

Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. FLYING EBONY, well ridden and away forwardly, set the early pace, then followed CAPTAIN HAL closely and, after a sharp drive through the stretch outstayed the latter and won going away. CAPTAIN HAL showed fine speed and raced into a good lead, but tired slightly and appeared to have suffered from some interference when FLYING EBONY came over in the last eighth. SON OF JOHN raced prominently all the way and was in close quarters through last eighth. QUATRAIN began slowly and was far back all the way. Scratched - Reminder, Chantey, Reputation, King Nadi, Elsass.

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