Derby History  //

Birthplace

States
Kentucky 100
Florida 6
(Needles, Carry Back, Foolish Pleasure, Affirmed, Unbridled, Silver Charm)
Virginia 4
(Reigh Count, Secretariat, Pleasant Colony, Sea Hero)
California 3
(Morvich, Swaps, Decidedly)
Tennessee 3
(Lord Murphy, Kingman, Typhoon II)
Pennsylvania 2
(Lil E. Tee; Smarty Jones)
New Jersey 2
(Regret, Cavalcade)
Texas 2
(Assault, Middleground)
Illinois 1
(Dust Commander)
Kansas 1
(Lawrin)
Maryland 1
(Kauai King)
Missouri 1
(Elwood)
Montana 1
(Spokane)
Ohio 1
(Wintergreen)
New York 1
(Funny Cide)
Countries
Canada 2
(Northern Dancer, Sunny's Halo)
England 2
(*Omar Khayyam, *Tomy Lee)

*Tomy Lee (1959), *Omar Khayyam (1917), Northern Dancer (1964) and Sunny's Halo (1983) are the only winners not foaled in the United States. *Tomy Lee was brought to this country as a weanling; *Omar Khayyam as a yearling. Cavalcade (1934) and Pensive (1944) are sons of mares bred to stallions in England and brought to America while the mares were carrying the Derby winners.

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