Official Equibase Chart

Churchill Downs - May 4th, 2002 - Race 9 Race name: Kentucky Derby  Grade: 1
Stakes - For Thoroughbred Three Year Old One And One Fourth Miles On The Dirt
Purse: $1,000,000
Plus: $1,000,000 (Racing Series Bonus )
Available Money: $2,175,000
Value of Race: $2,175,000 1st $1,875,000, 2nd $170,000, 3rd $85,000, 4th $45,000
Weather: Clear   Track: Fast
Off at: 6:12     Start: Good for all
Pgm	HorseName (Jockey)	Wgt	M/E	PP	1/4	1/2	3/4	1m	Str	Fin	Odds
5	War Emblem (Espinoza, V.)	126	L	5	1-1/2	1-1 1/2	1-1 1/2	1-1 1/2	1-1 1/2	1-4	20.50
13	Proud Citizen (Smith, M.E.)	126	L	12	2-1	2-1/2	2-1/2	3-1	2-Head	2-3/4	23.30
3	Perfect Drift (Delahoussaye, E.J.)	126	L	3	4-Head	3-1	3-1/2	2-Head	3-3 1/2	3-3 1/4	7.90
9	Medaglia d'Oro (Pincay, Jr., L.A.)	126	L	9	10-1	9-1	7-1/2	8-3	6-1	4-1 1/2	6.90
7	Request for Parole (Albarado, R.)	126	L	7	6-Head	5-1/2	5-Head	5-Head	5-1/2	5-3/4	29.80
15	Came Home (McCarron, C.J.)	126	L	14	3-1/2	4-1/2	4-1/2	4-2	4-1/2	6-2	8.20
14	Harlan's Holiday (Prado, E.S.)	126	L	13	9-1/2	11-1 1/2	8-Head	6-Head	7-1	7-3/4	6.00*
1	Johannesburg (Stevens, G.L.)	126	L	1	11-1/2	10-1	10-1/2	9-1/2	8-1	8-Nose	8.10
8	Essence of Dubai (Flores, D.R.)	126	L b	8	13-2	12-Head	12-Head	7-1/2	9-3	9-1	10.00
16	Saarland (Velazquez, J.R.)	126	L	15	17-2	17-2	14-1/2	16-Head	13-1/2	10-2 1/2	6.90
20	Blue Burner (Day, P.)	126	L b	18	5-Head	8-1/2	9-1 1/2	10-1/2	11-Head	11-1/2	24.20
12	Castle Gandolfo (Bailey, J.D.)	126	L	11	15-Head	15-1	15-1/2	14-1	12-2 1/2	12-4 1/4	14.50
19	Easy Grades (Chavez, J.F.)	126	L	17	12-1	14-Head	16-Head	11-Head	14-2	13-Neck	43.80
11	Private Emblem (Meche, D.J.)	126	L	10	7-1	7-Head	11-1 1/2	12-Head	10-1	14-4 1/2	22.40
4	Lusty Latin (Corbett, G.W.)	126	L b	4	18	18	18	18	18	15-2 1/4	22.10
18	It'sallinthechase (Martin, Jr., E.M.)	126	L	16	16-2 1/2	16-Head	17-2	13-1 1/2	15-3	16-2 3/4	94.50
6	Ocean Sound (IRE) (Solis, A.O.)	126	L	6	14-Head	13-1 1/2	13-1	17-2	17-2	17-2 1/4	48.70
2	Wild Horses (Douglas, R.R.)	126	L	2	8-1/2	6-1	6-Head	15-Head	16-1/2	18	58.50
Fractional Times:     23.25, 47.04, 1:11.75, 1:36.70, 2:01.13

Winner:	War Emblem - Dark Bay or Brown Colt, February 20, 1999 Bred by Charles Nuckols Jr. & Sons in KY
Pedigree:	Our Emblem - Sweetest Lady , by Lord At War (ARG)
Scratched Horses:	Buddha, Danthebluegrassman

Pgm	Horse	Win	Place	Show	Total WPS Pool: $34,083,706
5	War Emblem	43.00	22.80	13.60
13	Proud Citizen		24.60	13.40
3	Perfect Drift			6.40

Wager Type	Winning Numbers	Payoff	Pool	Carryover
$1 Pick 3	12-3-5	705.70	716,177
$1 Pick 4	4-12-3-5	4,073.60	447,594
$1 Pick 6	7-10-4-12-3-5	1,583.70	492,709	346,152
$1 Daily Double	3-5	63.00	494,062
$2 Daily Double	OAKS-DERBY 1-5	1,395.40	1,361,582
$2 Exacta	5-13	1,300.80	16,069,772
$2 Future Wager	POOL 1 - 24	7.60	577,889
$2 Future Wager	POOL 2 - 24	16.00	401,070
$2 Future Wager	POOL 3 - 24	24.00	524,847
$1 Superfecta	5-13-3-9	91,764.50	3,965,135
$2 Trifecta	5-13-3	18,373.20	16,910,173
$2 Consolation Double	OAKS-DERBY 1-17	40.80	0

Pgm	Comment
5	War Emblem: gained lead early, raced 3w, drew off late, strong hand urging
13	Proud Citizen: stalked winner, 4-5w, in hand early,loomed, no match late
3	Perfect Drift: reserved inside,well placed, checked 3/16s, angled out,empty
9	Medaglia d'Oro: bobble start,bumped, swung out lane,bump foe,no final bid
7	Request for Parole: well placed, between foes, held position,no late threat
15	Came Home: stalked pace, edged in, 5-6w, asked, flattened out
14	Harlan's Holiday: moved near inside,between, bid 5w 2nd turn, empty in drive
1	Johannesburg: within striking distance, near inside throughout, no closing bid
8	Essence of Dubai: came out bmp start, near inside,angled out lane,bumped,empty
16	Saarland: outrun into stretch, failed to threaten, improved position
20	Blue Burner: worked way inward, forwardly 5-6w 1st,weakened gradually
12	Castle Gandolfo: between foes much of trip, failed to menace
19	Easy Grades: lean in bmp start, 9-10w early, moved,failed to threaten
11	Private Emblem: within striking distance, between foes, weakened,far turn
4	Lusty Latin: near inside early, moved out 8-10w backstretch,pass tired ones
18	It'sallinthechase: never close, outrun
6	Ocean Sound (IRE): never prominent, outrun
2	Wild Horses: forwardly inside to end of backstretch, faded
Footnotes
WAR EMBLEM came away in good order to gain the lead, edged in to race in the three path, went along under careful handling, then drew off in the final furlong under energetic hand urging with the rider flashing his whip on the right side. PROUD CITIZEN, lightly bumped at the start by HARLAN'S HOLIDAY, moved up soon after to race in closest attendance to WAR EMBLEM four wide, loomed a strong threat outside that one when straightened into the stretch, then wasn't a match in the final furlong while gamely saving second. PERFECT DRIFT, in hand from the outset while closer than usual along the inside, remained inside while tracking WAR EMBLEM, was checked for several strides when lacking room in behind that one at the three-sixteenths pole, altered course outside the winner, then came up empty in the final furlong. MEDAGLIA D'ORO bobbled at the start and was bumped by ESSENCE OF DUBAI when that one came out, worked his way forward between rivals four or five wide on the backstretch and around the second turn, swung out seven or eight wide entering the upper stretch, bumped with ESSENCE OF DUBAI leaving the three-sixteenths pole and was finished. REQUEST FOR PAROLE, forwardly placed in hand while four wide, was asked for his best approaching the final quarter, remained in behind the leaders and failed to respond. CAME HOME worked his way nicely toward the inside to race six or seven wide during the opening quarter, raced under light restraint while continuing seven wide on the backstretch, edged in nearing the far turn, remained prominent into the upper stretch and flattened out. HARLAN'S HOLIDAY bumped lightly with PROUD CITIZEN at the start, followed the leaders within easy striking distance while five or six wide, edged closer nearing the end of the backstretch, then came up empty. JOHANNESBURG, well placed along the inside from the start, raced in hand to the second turn while within striking distance saving ground, continued inside into the stretch but came up empty when asked. ESSENCE OF DUBAI came out bumping MEDAGLIA D'ORO at the start, dropped in behind horses to be three or four wide, made a mild run from between foes near the inside approaching the stretch, swung out for the drive, was bumped by MEDGALIA D'ORO and forced out for a stride, then failed to continue. SAARLAND failed to reach contention despite saving ground. BLUE BURNER, worked his way inward to be forwardly placed five wide early, continued off the inside and weakened in the drive. CASTLE GANDOLFO never was a factor while between foes much of the way. EASY GRADES leaned in bumping IT'SALLINTHECHASE at the start, raced nine or 10 wide early, moved in a bit on the first turn but never reached contention. PRIVATE EMBLEM, within striking distance while between horses to the end of the backstretch, gradually weakened. LUSTY LATIN, near the inside while outrun from the start, eased out eight or nine wide on the backstretch, continued wide and passed only tired rivals. IT'SALLINTHECHASE never was close. OCEAN SOUND (IRE) was outrun. WILD HORSES, forwardly placed along the inside to the far turn, gave way thereafter. BUDDHA was scratched Friday morning because of a bruised left fore. Saturday morning, DANTHEBLUEGRASS was declared from the race after he tied up following a morning jog. Due to the scratches, the number one position in the starting gate was left unoccupied.
Owners:	5 - The Thoroughbred Corporation, 13 - Baker, Robert C., Cornstein, David and Mack, William L., 3 - Stonecrest Farm, 9 -Edmund A. Gann, 7 - Knighton, Jeri and Sam, 15 - W S Farish, J Goodman, J Toffan & T McCaffery, 14 - Starlight Stable, LP Jack A Wolf & Laurie B Wolf, 1 - Tabor, Michael and Magnier, Mrs. John, 8 - Godolphin Racing, Inc., 16 -Cynthia Phipps, 20 - Kinsman Stable, 12 - Magnier, Mrs. John, 19 - Desperado Stables, Inc Scott Guenther, 11 - Cassels, James and Zollars, Bob, 4 - Platts, Joey and Wendy, 18 -Darwin Olson, 6 - KM Stable, Jim Ford & Deron Pearson Carol Mikules, 2 - Peachtree Stable
Trainers:	5 -Bob Baffert, 13 -D. Wayne Lukas, 3 -Murray W. Johnson, 9 -Robert J. Frankel, 7 -Stephen R. Margolis, 15 -J. Paco Gonzalez, 14 -Kenneth G. McPeek, 1 -Aidan P. O'Brien, 8 -Saeed bin Suroor, 16 -Claude R. McGaughey, III, 20 -William I. Mott, 12 -Aidan P. O'Brien, 19 -Ted H. West, 11 -Steven M. Asmussen, 4 -Jeff Mullins, 18 -Wilson L. Brown, 6 -James M. Cassidy, 2 -Todd A. Pletcher

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