124th KENTUCKY DERBY
Updated August 28, 2020 |
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124th KENTUCKY DERBY
Grade I for three-year olds; 8th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date— May 2, 1998; 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— 5:29 p.m. EDT; Favorite— Indian Charlie (7-2 odds).
Winner— Real Quiet; Field— 15 horses; Time— 2:021/5; Start— Good for all but Old Trieste (stumbled); Won— Driving; Sire— Quiet American; Dam— Really Blue; Record (going into race)— 12 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, 5 thirds; Last start— 2nd in Santa Anita Derby (Apr. 4); Breeder— Little Hill Farm (Ky.).
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Mile | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Quiet | Kent Desormeaux | 3 | 8-11/2 | 6-1 | 6-1/2 | 1-1 | 1-11/2 | 1-1/2 | 8.40 |
| Victory Gallop | Alex Solis | 13 | 14-1/2 | 15 | 14-11/2 | 7-1 | 3-hd | 2-21/4 | 14.60 |
| Indian Charlie | Gary Stevens | 8 | 4-1 | 5-2 | 4-hd | 2-1/2 | 2-2 | 3-hd | 2.70 |
| Halory Hunter | Corey Nakatani | 4 | 15 | 12-1/2 | 12-11/2 | 6-1 | 5-6 | 4-1 | 6.60 |
| Cape Town | Jerry Bailey | 11 | 6-hd | 8-hd | 8-1/2 | 4-11/2 | 41/2 | 5-8 | 4.60 |
| Parade Ground | Shane Sellers | 10 | 13-11/2 | 131/2 | 131/2 | 10-1 | 6-hd | 6-nk | 22.30 |
| Hanuman Highway | David Flores | 6 | 9-1 | 9-1/2 | 7-1/2 | 9-1 | 8-5 | 7-nk | 22.50 |
| Favorite Trick | Pat Day | 7 | 5-11/2 | 4-hd | 5-11/2 | 51/2 | 7-hd | 8-63/4 | 4.40 |
| Nationalore | Goncalino Almeida | 1 | 12-hd | 14-1/2 | 15 | 11-11/2 | 9-3 | 9-43/4 | 109.60 |
| Old Trieste | Robbie Albarado | 14 | 2-11/2 | 1-1 | 1-31/2 | 3-1 | 10-4 | 10-33/4 | 32.10 |
| Chilito | Gary Boulanger | 5 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 3-1/2 | 8-11/2 | 11-5 | 11-71/4 | 34.80 |
| Robinwould | Earlie Fires | 15 | 7-hd | 7-1 | 9-1/2 | 13-5 | 12-2 | 12-41/2 | 69.80 |
| Artax | Chris McCarron | 12 | 10-2 | 10-3 | 10-1 | 12-2 | 13-12 | 13-223/4 | 11.50 |
| Rock and Roll | Francisco Torres | 9 | 1-1/2 | 2-2 | 2-hd | 15 | 14-15 | 14-103/4 | 50.60 |
| Basic Trainee | John Velazquez | 2 | 11-1/2 | 11-1/2 | 11-1/2 | 14-2 | 15 | 15 | 69.80 |
Times— 223/5; 453/5; 1:103/5; 1:353/5; 2:021/5.
$2 Mutual Prices— #2 Real Quiet ($18.80, $8.80, $5.80); #12 Victory Gallop ($13.00, $7.60); #7 Indian Charlie ($4.20). Exacta— (2-12) for $291.80; Trifecta— (2-12-7) for $1,221.00; Superfecta— (2-12-7-3) for $3,007.40; Pick Six— (2-2-10-12-8-2) (6-correct) $1,383.00; Scratched— none. Overweights— none. Attendance— 143,215; TV Rating— 6.1/18 (ABC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1— Bob Baffert & Mike Pegram; 2— Elliott Walden & Prestonwood Farm; 3— Bob Baffert & Earnhardt/John T. Gaines; 4— Nick Zito & Celtic Pride Stable; 5— D. Wayne Lukas & Overbrook Farm; 6— Neil Howard & W.S. Farish & Stephen Hilbert; 7— Kathy Walsh & Budget Stable; 8— Bill Mott & Joseph Lacombe; 9—Myung Kwon Cho & Myung Kwon Cho; 10— Mike Puype & Cobra Farm; 11— Graham Motion & Lazy Lane Farms; 12— Jerry Calvin & Bill/Dee Davenport; 13— Randy Bradshaw & Paraneck Stable; 14— Bill Mott & Madeline Paulsen/Jenny Craig; 15— Jorge Romero & Luis Gambotto & Enrique Ocejo.
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