History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921O'Connor, John Lawrence
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History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921
O'Connor, John Lawrence
Horse racing -- Kentucky; Kentucky Derby
He started in his two-year-old form six times, won five, and beaten once.
He won the Alexander Stakes, half mile, at Louisville, Ky., in 50-1/4,
beating Harry Hill, Russ Butler and ten others. Same meeting with 5 lbs.
penalty, ran third to Creedmoor for the Tennessee Stakes, three-quarters
of a mile in 1:22-1/2 track deep in mud. At Lexington, Ky., won
sweepstakes for 2-year-old colts, three-quarters of a mile, beating The
Nipper, Creedmoor, and six others, in 1:18. Same meeting won the
sweepstakes for two-year-old colts and fillies, one mile, beating Clemmie
G., The Nipper, and five others, in 1:45-1/2. At Louisville Fall Meeting,
won the Belle Meade Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, beating Bengal,
Bombay, and nine others, in 1:17-1/4. Same meeting won the Sanford
Stakes, one mile, beating Alborac, Miriam filly, and several others, in
1:46.
At Lexington, Ky., Spring Meeting of 1876, won the Phoenix Hotel Stakes,
1-1/8 miles, by more than a distance, beating Clemmie G., Knapsack, Very
Fine and Yandall, in 1:56-3/4. Besides winning the Kentucky Derby, at
Louisville, in present meeting, he is engaged in the Clark Stakes, two
miles, and same place in fall on the St. Leger, two miles and Galt House
Stakes, two mile heats, the Grand Exposition Stakes, 1-1/2 miles at
Philadelphia, the Breckenridge Stakes, two miles, at Baltimore, and the
Suwanee Stakes, two mile heats, at Nashville Fall Meetings.
The Kentucky Derby, for three-year olds, $50 play or pay, with $1,500
added, second to have $200. One and a half miles, 34 nominations. Value
$3,200.
T. J. Nichol's b g Vagrant, by Virgil, dam Lazy, 97 lbs., Swim 1
Williams & Owings' ch c Creedmoor, by Asteroid, dam imp. Target,
100 lbs., Williams 2
John Funk's br c Harry Hill, by Virgil, dam Lark, 100 lbs., Miller 3
P. Lorillard's br g Parole, by imp. Leamington, dam Maiden, 97
lbs., Sparling 0
F. B. Harper's ch c Germantown, by Planet, dam Nantura, 100 lbs.,
Graham 0
F. B. Harper's blk f, by Enquirer, dam by imp. Albion, 97 lbs.,
James 0
J. A. Grinstead's b f Marie Michon, by Melbourne, jr., dam Nellie
Gray, 97 lbs., Stratford 0
H. F. Vissman's b c Leamingtonian, by imp. Leamington, dam Mollie,
100 lbs., Colston 0
D. Swigert's b c Bombay, by Planet, dam Nora, 100 lbs., Walker 0
Green Clay's ch c Red Coat, by imp. Australian, dam Sally, 100
lbs., Hughes 0
A. Keene Richards' ch c Bullion, by War Dance, dam Gold Ring, 100
lbs., Kelso 0
Time--2:38-1/4
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