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1935

61st Kentucky Derby

1935 - Omaha

Race Summary
Time: :23, :47 3/5, 1:13 2/5, 1:38 2/5, 2:05. Track good.
Winner: Winner - Ch.c. by Gallant Fox - Flambino, by Wrack, trained by J. Fitzsimmons; bred in Kentucky by Belair Stud.
Mutuel: $2 mutuels paid - Omaha, $10.00 straight, $5.00 place, $3.80 show; Roman Soldier, $6.40 place, $4.20 show; Whiskolo (field), $3.40 show.
Value: $40,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $39,525; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 110 nominations.

HorseFinishJockeyOwnerBreederTrainer
Omaha1stWilliam Saunders Belair StudJame Fitzsimmons
Roman Soldier2ndLester Balaski H. PulitzerPhil Reuter
Whiskolo3rdWayne D. Wright Claiborne FarmRobert McGarvey
Nellie Flag4thEddie Arcaro Calumet FarmB. B. Williams
Blackbirder5thWilliam Garner Greentree StableCharles Hainesworth
Psychic Bid6thRobert Jones H. PulitzerRobert A. Smith
Morpluck7thMack Garner Willis S. Kilmer & B. BlockClarence Buxton
Plat Eye8thSilvio Coucci Greentree StableJohn Milton Gaver, Sr.
McCarthy9thRobert Finnerty Samuel D. RiddleJohn Chesney
Commonwealth10thGeorge Woolf Walter M. JeffordsPreston Burch
Sun Fairplay11thSamuel Renick Willis Sharpe KilmerW. E. Collins
Today12thRaymond Workman Cornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyThomas J. Healey
Whopper13thCharles Landolt Hal Price HeadleyDuval A. Headley
Bluebeard14thHerman Schutte William R. CoeArthur Goldblatt
Tutticurio15thCharles Corbett Robert W. DanielFrank M. Bray
Boxthorn16thDon Meade Idle Hour Stock FarmHerbert John Thompson
St. Bernard17thPaul Keester Coldstream Stud, Inc.Albert Gordon
Weston18thSterling Young Breckenridge & ShouseTom B. Young

Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. OMAHA escaped interference in the early crowding, was taken to the outside after the first quarter, raced to the lead gradually after reaching the half-mile post and held sway thereafter, winning easily. ROMAN SOLDIER worked his way to the outside after reaching the backstretch, responded well when called upon, but could not menace the winner. WHISKOLO raced to contending position with a rush, lost ground on the far turn and tired in the last three-sixteenths. NELLIE FLAG suffered interference soon after the start, was again impeded on the first turn and could not improve her position when clear in the last five-sixteenths. Scratched - Color Bearer, Chanceview, Calumet Dick, Prince Splendor.

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