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Old 05-17-2015, 07:57 AM
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Boston1954
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Default Those Race Horses

Just for the heck of it, I did some checking. In all the 141 years of the Kentucky Derby, a horse with a two part name (Northern Dancer, Spectacular Bid, Silver Charm etc.) has won 74 times. Horses with one part names (Regret, Secretariat) have won 58 times, and three part names have won 9 times.

Grey horses have won 8 times.
Three times a female horse has won.
19 times a horse whose name started with the letter "S" has won.
And only once was the winning time exactly two minutes flat (2:00:00) in 1964
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