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46zilzal
04-18-2007, 06:49 PM
Name the last undeated Derby starters.
largest field.
Smallest field (happened twice)
Most lifetime starts of a starter in the Derby.
Longest price favorite at 6/1. Who, when?
Post position producing the most winners.
Only rider/trainer winner was who?
Name some of the 8 gelding winners.
Last maiden to start and when.
largest winning margin (surprising)
Shortest priced favorite. Secretariat not in the top ten.
Shortest priced beaten favorite and it's not Native Dancer either.
fastest opening quarter mile and by whom
fastest half-mile and by whom
fastest three-quarter and by whom
fastest mile and by whom
last female rider, mount and finish
first female rider, mount, and finish
Most mounts in the race by a rider
Most wins by a rider
Last female trainer
Most Derby starters, trainer
Most Derby winners, trainer
Top breeder of Derby winners
Only overweight in the Derby- rider could not get down to 126 lbs.
Slowest Derby at the modern distance
Three have run UNDER 2:00 minutes. Name the colts.
Sire who has two Derby offspring, the record.
All time leading sire of Derby winners.

the Bid
04-19-2007, 01:14 PM
Name the last undeated Derby starters.
Smarty Jones, Trippi Indian Charlie and one of the Godolphin horses
largest field.
23 in '74
Smallest field (happened twice)
3
Most lifetime starts of a starter in the Derby.
Exteminator had 100 but I'm sure a few had more. those were the day...
Longest price favorite at 6/1. Who, when?
Harlan's Holiday in 99 (?)
Post position producing the most winners.
Post 5
Only rider/trainer winner was who?
Longden
Name some of the 8 gelding winners.
Funny Cide, Clyde Van deusen , Exterminator, Apollo, Paul Jones
Last maiden to start and when.

largest winning margin (surprising)
Whirlaway and Assault by 8
Shortest priced favorite. Secretariat not in the top ten.
Citation (?)
Shortest priced beaten favorite and it's not Native Dancer either.
Honest Pleasure
fastest opening quarter mile and by whom
:21.4 by Top Avenger in 81
fastest half-mile and by whom
44 4/5 by Songandaprayer
fastest three-quarter and by whom
1:09 1/2 by Songandaprayer
fastest mile and by whom
1:34 4/5 by Spend a Buck
last female rider, mount and finish
Rosemary Homeister Jr on Supah Blitz (13th)
first female rider, mount, and finish
Diane Crump 1970 15th
Most mounts in the race by a rider
Shoemaker rode 26
Most wins by a rider
Arcaro and hartack with 5
Last female trainer
Jen Pedersen, Song of the Sword
Most Derby starters, trainer
Lukas
Most Derby winners, trainer
Ben Jones
Top breeder of Derby winners
Calumet
Only overweight in the Derby- rider could not get down to 126 lbs.
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Slowest Derby at the modern distance
Stone Street
Three have run UNDER 2:00 minutes. Name the colts.
Secretariat, Monarchos and Sham who broke 2minutes finishing second to Sec
Sire who has two Derby offspring, the record.
Falsetto, Hindoo, Sir Gallahad and Bull Lea all sired 3 winners
All time leading sire of Derby winners.
Huh?