123rd KENTUCKY DERBY
Updated August 28, 2020 |
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123rd KENTUCKY DERBY
Grade I for three-year olds; 8th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date— May 3, 1997; Distance— 11/4 miles;
Stakes Purse— $1,000,000 ($700,000 to winner; $170,000 for 2nd; $85,000 for 3rd; $45,000 for 4th); Track— Cloudy and Fast; Off— 5:34 p.m. EDT; Favorite— Captain Bodgit (3-1 odds).
Winner— Silver Charm; Field— 13 horses; Time— 2:02 2/5; Start— Good; Won— Driving; Sire— Silver Buck (Buckpasser); Dam— Bonnie's Poker (Poker); Record (going into race)— 6 starts, 3 wins, 3 seconds; Last start— 2nd in Santa Anita Derby (Apr. 5); Breeder— Mary Lou Wootton (Fla.).
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Mile | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Charm | Gary Stevens | 5 | 6-1 | 4-1 | 3-hd | 3-1 | 1-hd | 1-hd | 4.00 |
| Captain Bodgit | Alex Solis | 4 | 9-1/2 | 7-hd | 6-hd | 5-1/2 | 3-2 | 2-31/2 | 3.10 |
| Free House | David Flores | 13 | 1-hd | 2-1 | 2-11/2 | 1-hd | 2-11/2 | 3-3 | 10.60 |
| Pulpit | Shane Sellers | 7 | 2-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 1-hd | 2-1/2 | 4-11/2 | 4-no | 5.70 |
| Crypto Star | Pat Day | 1 | 12-5 | 12-8 | 12-5 | 10-hd | 6-hd | 5-nk | 4.80 |
| Phantom On Tour | Jerry Bailey | 2 | 7-1/2 | 5-11/2 | 5-21/2 | 4-11/2 | 5-2 | 6-nk | 19.50 |
| Jack Flash | Craig Perret | 9 | 11-hd | 11-1/2 | 10-hd | 7-hd | 7-1/2 | 7-1 | 20.90 |
| Hello (Ire) | Mike Smith | 8 | 10-21/2 | 10-2 | 9-11/2 | 8-1 | 8-3 | 8-51/2 | 9.60 |
| Concerto | Carlos Marquez Jr. | 3 | 3-hd | 3-1/2 | 4-hd | 6-21/2 | 9-3 | 9-11/2 | 10.80 |
| Celtic Warrior | Francisco Torres | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12-1 | 10-11/2 | 10-1/2 | 37.10 |
| Crimson Classic | Robby Albarado | 12 | 4-1/2 | 6-hd | 7-11/2 | 9-hd | 11-5 | 11-9 | 80.10 |
| Shammy Davis | Willie Martinez | 10 | 5-hd | 8-1 | 11-1/2 | 13 | 13 | 12-nk | 20.90 |
| Deeds Not Words | Corey Nakatani | 11 | 8-2 | 9-1 | 8-1/2 | 11-3 | 12-1 | 13 | 32.40 |
Times 232/5; 472/5; 1:121/5; 1:371/5; 2:022/5.
$2 Mutual Prices— #6 Silver Charm ($10.00, $4.80, $4.20); #5 Captain Bodgit ($4.80, $3.80); #12 Free House ($5.80). Exacta— (6-5) for $31.00; Trifecta— (6-5-12) for $205.40; Superfecta— (6-5-12-8) for $350.00; Pick Six— (7-7-10-7-1-6) five correct for $742.20; Scratched— none. Overweights— none. Attendance— 141,981; TV Rating— 7.1/19 share (ABC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1— Bob Baffert & Robert and Beverly Lewis; 2— Gary Capuano & Team Valor; 3— Paco Gonzalez & John A. Toffan and Trudy McCaffery; 4— Frank Brothers & Claiborne Farm (Ky.); 5— Wayne Catalano & Darrell and Evelyn Yates; 6— Lynn Whiting & W. Cal Partee; 7— Nick Zito & Dogwood Stable; 8— Ron McAnally & Al and Sandee Kirkwood; 9— John Tammaro III & Kinsman Stable (George Steinbrenner); 10— Danny Hutt & Robert Quackenbush, William Schaffrick and Danny Hut; 11— Forrest Kaelin & John Clay; 12— Nick Zito & Rick Porter; 13— D. Wayne Lukas & Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier.
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