1937

63rd Kentucky Derby

1937 - War Admiral

Race Summary
Time: :23 1/5, :46 4/5, 1:12 2/5, 1:37 2/5, 2:03 1/5. Track fast.
Winner: Winner - Br.c by Man o' War - Brushup, by Sweep, trained by George Conway; bred in Kentucky by S.D. Riddle.
Mutuel: $2 mutuels paid - War Admiral, $5.20 straight, $4.20 place, $3.40 show; Pompoon, $9.40 place, $6.00 show; Reaping Reward (coupled with Military as Milky Way Farms entry), $3.80 show.
Value: $50,000 added and $5,000 Gold Cup. Net to winner $52,050; second $6,000; third $3,000; fourth $1,000. 103 nominations.

HorseFinishJockeyOwnerBreederTrainer
War Admiral1stCharle Kurtsinger Samuel D. RiddleGeorge Conway
Pompoon2ndHarry Richards William R. CoeC. E. Clarke
Reaping Reward3rdAlfred Robertson Claiborne FarmRobert McGarvey
Melodist4thJohn Longden Wheatley StableJame Fitzsimmons
Sceneshifter5thJames Stout Joseph E. WidenerEarl Sande
Heelfly6thWayne D. Wright Three D's Stock FarmJack R. Pryce
Dellor7thBasil James J. W. ParrishJohn Milton Goode
Burning Star8thCharle Parke Shandon FarmJohn J. Greely, Sr.
Court Scandal9thEarl Steffen Llangollen StableWalter Burrows
Clodion10thIrving Anderson Hal Price HeadleyWalter Carter
Fairy Hill11thMaurice Peters Foxcatcher FarmsRichard E. Handlen
Merry Maker12thHilton Dabson V. Jack HowardW. Shea
No Sir13thHubert LeBlanc A. C. SchwartzMary Hirsch
Grey Gold14thJoseph Rosen H. C. McGeheeG. R. Miller
Military15thCharles Corbett Lucas Berthold CombsRobert McGarvey
Sunset Trail II16thRobert Dotter Brownstown StudGeorge Walsh
Fencing17thJack Westrope Joseph E. WidenerEarl Sande
Bernard F.18thLee Hardy I. J. CollinsAl Miller
Sir Damion19thEdward Yager Marshall FieldGeorge Odom
Billionaire20thGeorge Woolf Idle Hour Stock FarmHerbert John Thompson

Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. WAR ADMIRAL, fractious at post, was away fast, was taken under restraint after racing quarter-mile, set the pace, easily to the final half-mile, increased his advantage gradually on the stretch turn and won in hand. POMPOON, forced wide throughout, was reserved off the pace, offered good response when called upon. REAPING REWARD, in close quarters early, tired. SCENESHIFTER, jostled about on the first turn and eased back in several futile attempts to get racing room between horses, lost much ground on the final turn, then closed well in a splendid effort. HEELFLY had to be taken back slightly on the first turn as FAIRY HILL came over, tired in the stretch. DELLOR lost ground much of the race. BURNING STAR could not get up. COURT SCANDAL tired. CLODION was in close quarters on the inside of the back stretch. FAIRY HILL had speed but was through after a mile. MILITARY was far back throughout. FENCING quit. BILLIONAIRE was through early.

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