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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 1/41/2 3/4 Mile Stretch Finish To $1
Real QuietKent Desormeaux38-11/26-16-1/21-11-11/21-1/28.40
Victory GallopAlex Solis1314-1/21514-11/27-13-hd2-21/414.60
Indian CharlieGary Stevens84-15-24-hd2-1/22-23-hd2.70
Halory HunterCorey Nakatani41512-1/212-11/26-15-64-16.60
Cape Town Jerry Bailey116-hd8-hd8-1/24-11/241/25-84.60
Parade GroundShane Sellers1013-11/2131/2131/210-16-hd6-nk22.30
Hanuman HighwayDavid Flores69-19-1/27-1/29-18-57-nk22.50
Favorite TrickPat Day75-11/24-hd5-11/251/27-hd8-63/44.40
NationaloreGoncalino Almeida112-hd14-1/21511-11/29-39-43/4109.60
Old TriesteRobbie Albarado142-11/21-11-31/23-110-410-33/432.10
ChilitoGary Boulanger53-23-33-1/28-11/211-511-71/434.80
RobinwouldEarlie Fires157-hd7-19-1/213-512-212-41/269.80
ArtaxChris McCarron1210-210-310-112-213-1213-223/411.50
Rock and RollFrancisco Torres91-1/22-22-hd1514-1514-103/450.60
Basic TraineeJohn Velazquez211-1/211-1/211-1/214-2151569.80
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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